Trooper Ryan Matthew Albin

State Trooper Ryan Matthew Albin, 37, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

Trooper Albin of rural Bellflower, Illinois, was killed in a car crash on Interstate 74. He was airlifted from the scene to Carle Foundation Hospital where he later died.

Albin’s K-9 partner, Biko, was in the back of the patrol car at the time of the crash. Authorities said he was taken to a local veterinarian’s office and seems to have suffered only minor injuries.

Trooper Ryan Matthew Albin was a 11-year veteran of Illinois State Police District.

Trooper Ryan Matthew Albin is survived by his two children.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

 

RIP Officer Albin. God Bless our men and women in blue.

 

Godspeed officer. Thank you. Sympathies to the family members.