Cayce Police Department, South Carolina
End of Watch Thursday, February 28, 1991
Add to My HeroesWilliam John Illingworth, Sr.
Corporal Bill Illingworth succumbed to injuries sustained on September 8th, 1983, when he was involved in a vehicle crash while responding to an armed robbery call.
He was driving southbound on Airport Boulevard, near I-26, when a tractor-trailer pulled into the roadway while attempting to make a left turn. The patrol car went underneath of the trailer before striking a utility pole.
Corporal Illingworth remained in a coma from the time of the crash until passing away seven years later on February 28th, 1991.
Corporal Illingworth was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Cayce Department of Public Safety for 13 years. He was survived by his two children.
Bio
- Age 41
- Tour 13 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
- Incident Date Thursday, September 8, 1983
Most Recent Reflection
View all 14 ReflectionsCorporal Illingworth, rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 23, 2019
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