JAMES R ABEL

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 41-E: 15
Department: Madison County, Illinois, S.O.
End of Watch: December 30, 1976
Cause: AUTO
Age: 23
Years of Service: 5
Description: Deputy Abel was killed in an automobile accident while responding to an officer needs assistance call. His patrol car struck a patch of ice, left the roadway, and struck a utility pole. The patrol car caught fire as a result of the impact and Deputy Abel was killed.
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