Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch: Sunday, December 9, 1979
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 9, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 3 years
Police Officer Chuck Moeller was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
His patrol car was stopped at a traffic light when another vehicle, which was cutting through a gas station to avoid the traffic light, struck his it. The other vehicle struck a guardrail around the gas pumps, careened off a parked truck, and then struck Officer Moeller's patrol car. Officer Moeller died of injuries suffered in the cash.
The driver who caused the crash was sentenced to three years in prison.
Officer Moeller had served with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department for 24 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.