Joseph Merritt Elliott • Trooper – District 8 • Served - April 6, 1933 to October 20, 1933

Trooper Elliott was killed in an automobile crash while he and another officer returned to the district headquarters in Peoria, Illinois.

The officers were attempting to pass another car when the patrol car went out of control on the wet road surface. Trooper Elliott was pinned underneath the car and succumbed to his injuries several hours later.

Trooper Elliott had served with the Illinois State Police for seven months and was assigned to District 8. Trooper Elliott was survived by his wife.