MARION, IL : Car Crashes into ISP Squad Car in Marion Trooper Taken to Hospital on Tuesday, 16th January 2024

Illinois State Police (ISP) reported five crashes involving ISP squad cars over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

One of those incidents happened in Marion when a trooper was assisting with a crash along I-57.

It happened on January 14, at 5:05 p.m. on the right shoulder of the I-57 exit ramp in Marion.

ISP said the car was fully marked with lights activated and parked while the trooper was assisting with a crash. At this time, a Mitsubishi Galant was driving by when it lost control and hit the rear of the ISP squad car.

The impact caused the ISP squad car to collide with an IDOT truck which was also assisting with the original crash.

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