Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis was killed early Saturday when he was struck by a wrong-way driver on I-94, police say. He's the third member of the agency killed this year and the second this week.
He's the second Illinois trooper to be killed in three days, and the 16th to be struck by a vehicle in 2019. Trooper Gerald Ellis, 36, was on duty but headed home to his wife and two children on Interstate 94 in Green Oaks at about 3:25 a.m. when a wrong-way driver hit his squad car head-on, according to Illinois State Police. Ellis, an 11-year veteran of the Illinois State Police, was taken to a local hospital, where he died just after 4 a.m.
JB Pritzker had urged the public to adhere to the state's"Move Over" law, which requires drivers to change lanes if possible and reduce their speed if they see emergency vehicles or highway maintenance on the roadside. In 2018, eight troopers were hit in similar incidents, police said. "How many more of these tragedies have to occur at the hands of drivers making dangerous choices behind the wheel?" Kelly asked.
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