The trooper was assisting a motorist stalled in traffic when a Toyota Sequoia struck the rear of the ISP squad car.
An Illinois State Police trooper was hospitalized after their squad car was struck in Madison County Saturday evening.
The crash happened around 7:20 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-270 just west of the Missouri state line in Granite City. The trooper was assisting a motorist stalled in traffic when a Toyota Sequoia struck the rear of the squad car. The trooper was inside at the time of the crash.The driver of the Toyota, Dwayne Samuel, 62, of Florissant, Missouri, was not hurt.
Samuel was issued citations for violating Scott's Law: Improper passing of an emergency vehicle and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. So far this year, there have been 15 Scott's Law or Move Over Law-related crashes. In 2022, ISP had 23 Move Over Law-related crashes where eight Troopers sustained injuries. © 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.Please enter email address to continue
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