TROOPER COREY S. THOMPSEN
Visitation and Funeral Services
October 24, 2024
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 24, 2024
PESOTUM – Below is information for the visitation, funeral, and procession for Illinois State Police Trooper Corey S. Thompsen, killed in the line of duty on Friday, October 18, 2024.
VISITATION:
Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
St. Joseph-Ogden High School
301 N. Main St., St. Joseph, IL
FUNERAL:
Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
Faith United Methodist Church
1719 S. Prospect Ave., Champaign, IL
PROCESSION:
Head south on S Prospect Ave.
Make a left turn onto W Windsor Rd.
Continue on Windsor Rd.
Make a left turn onto High Cross Rd./ IL130
Continue on High Cross Rd./IL130
Make a right turn on E. Washington St.
Continue on E. Washington St.
Make a left on S Cottonwood Rd./US-177
Continue on S Cottonwood Rd./US-177
Make a right turn on US-150/ County Road 1600 N
Continue on US-150/ County Road 1600 N
Make a right turn on S Main St.
Continue on S Main St.
Make a Left on Prospect St.
Continue on Prospect St.
Make a Right on 5th St./ Peters Dr.
Continue on Peters Dr.
Make a Right turn on County Road 2300 E
Continue on County Road 2300 E to Patterson Cemetery
On October 18, 2024, Trooper Thompsen was finishing a traffic enforcement detail and traveling east on East Leverett Road. As he approached the intersection of East Leverett Road and County Road 1300 E. around 3:42 p.m., a pick-up truck pulled out in front of Trooper Thompsen’s motorcycle. A witness provided aid until first responders arrived and took Trooper Thompsen to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at 4:32 p.m. The driver of the pick-up truck was cited for Failure to Yield Right of Way at a Stop Intersection and No Valid Driver’s License – Expired Less than 1 Year.
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