Those We Lost
Officer Chance F. Whiteman III
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Died March 26, 1982 when the police helicopter he was piloting crashed while assisting patrol units during a pursuit. Radio contact was lost with the helicopter during the pursuit. The helicopter struck a tree and crashed a half-mile west of U.S. 75 just south of 66th Street North. The driver of the car was arrested. The helicopter program was only 10 days old at the time of the crash.
Died March 26, 1982 when the police helicopter he was riding in as an observer crashed while assisting patrol units during a pursuit. Radio contact was lost with the helicopter during the pursuit. The helicopter struck a tree and crashed a half-mile west of U.S. 75 just south of 66th Street North. The driver of the car was arrested. The helicopter program was only 10 days old at the time of the crash.
Died Dec. 15, 1980 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. He stopped a vehicle on I-244 and a drunk driver struck his vehicle from behind. Sergeant Byerley remained in a coma for two months before succumbing to his injuries.
Died July 25, 1981 when her patrol car was rammed from behind by a drunk driver. She stopped a drunk driver at 6300 S. Lewis Avenue. While she was sitting in her car running a records check, another drunk driver drove into the rear of her patrol car. The force of the collision caused the doors of the police car to jam, pinning her in the car. The car then burst into flames.
Died Nov. 5, 1979 as a result of a shotgun wound he received while searching a building that had been burglarized. The building’s security guard observed Officer Kime’s silhouette through a pegboard partition. Thinking that he was the burglar, he shot through the partition killing Officer Kime. The security guard was not charged.