Illinois state trooper mourned after being struck, killed by car on I-55
Trooper Clay Carns served 11 years with ISP and was a husband and a father to two young kids. Jermont Terry reports.
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Trooper Clay Carns served 11 years with ISP and was a husband and a father to two young kids. Jermont Terry reports.
Trooper Clay Carns was killed late Monday night on I-55 just north of Blodgett Road near Channahon. Noel Brennan reports.
So far in 2024, there have been 25 Scott's Law-related crashes with 12 of those troopers hurt.
Around 12:45 a.m., a state police trooper's squad car was parked in the right lane of I-55 southbound at Route 83 with its emergency lights activated.
According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded to the multi-vehicle crash south of 127th Street just before 5:20 a.m.
Sources said they believe the driver may have been thrown from the vehicle, and was then hit by a FedEx truck.
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Two people from inside the truck were taken into custody after crashing in Channahon.
An Infiniti sedan was attempting to change lanes into the left lane when it lost control, striking another vehicle and then the squad car.
Police said the crash happened around 10:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-47 near 108th Street.
The trooper was standing outside of his squad car around 10:20 a.m. on northbound I-57 near 108th Street, when he was hit by a passing car.
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The scene is at the edge of the Bucktown neighborhood, right down the street from Whirlyball Chicago.
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A white Nissan sedan struck the pedestrian, who died at the scene.
The trooper was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The trooper was inside the squad car when it was struck by an Audi that failed to move over.
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