JEFFERY BLAKEY

JEFFERY BLAKEY Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Corrections Officer
Memorial Panel: 14-W: 21
Department: Cook County, Illinois, Dept. of Corrections
End of Watch: January 5, 1988
Cause: PHYS
Age: 41
Years of Service: 17
Description: Officer Blakey fell down a flight of stairs while attempting to apprehend an escaping felon. Although he had broken his ankle, Officer Blakey continued to run after the felon. Officer Blakey was hospitalized for a week before lapsing into a coma and never regained consciousness. Officer Blakey died from complications of the injury six weeks later.
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