Trooper George E. Wheeler, Illinois State Police, Illinois

Trooper George E. Wheeler

Illinois State Police, Illinois

End of Watch Tuesday, November 22, 1927

George E. Wheeler

Trooper George Wheeler was killed in a motorcycle accident in Kankakee, Illinois.

Trooper Wheeler just picked up his new motorcycle with sidecar and left the headquarters. He lost control of and was thrown from the motorcycle, striking a tree. He suffered a fractured skull and succumbed to the injuries a short time later.

Trooper Wheeler was a 6 week veteran of the Illinois State Police; He was assigned to District 12. Trooper Wheeler is survived by his father and two sisters.

Bio

Age 37
Tour 1 month, 1 week
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash

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Today, CC #122 of the Illinois State Police graduated. I'm sure you attended their graduation and I hope they realize how important this day really is in their young LE lives

Members of ISP District 15
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November 22, 2013