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Driver cited after striking ISP squad car on northbound Stevenson Expressway

WILL COUNTY, Ill. (CBS) – An Illinois State Police car was struck by another vehicle while performing a traffic stop Thursday afternoon.

Officials investigated the two-vehicle traffic crash on northbound I-55 north of Lockport Road in Will County around 5:07 p.m.

ISP said a trooper was stationary in the left lane of the expressway, with emergency lights activated, while performing a traffic stop on a vehicle that stopped in the left lane. During this time, a gray 2010 Hyundai Elantra traveling northbound failed to yield and struck the left side of the ISP squad car.

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Illinois State Police

The Trooper was inside of the squad car at the time of the crash. No injuries were reported.

The driver of the Hyundai, 28-year-old Zachary B. Taylor of Bolingbrook, was issued citations for violating Scott's Law – failure to yield to a stationary emergency vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

So far this year, ISP had three Move Over Law-related crashes. In 2022, ISP had 23 Move Over Law-related crashes where eight troopers sustained injuries. 

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