GALATIA — Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a traffic crash that occurred on Illinois 34, one mile west of Harco Road in Saline County, involving an ISP trooper. The trooper was on scene of a previous, fatal traffic crash when their squad car was struck by a driver who failed to move over.

At approximately 5:08 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, two ISP troopers were parked on Illinois 34 west of Harco Road with emergency lights activated blocking westbound traffic to secure a crash scene. An individual driving a Ford Escape westbound struck the rear of one of the squad cars. Both troopers were outside of their squad cars at the time of the crash.

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