DeKalb County Sheriff's deputy killed when truck rear-ends squad car
The deputy was sitting inside their Ford Explorer on the shoulder of Illinois Route 23, when a large commercial truck left the road and rear-ended the squad car.
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The deputy was sitting inside their Ford Explorer on the shoulder of Illinois Route 23, when a large commercial truck left the road and rear-ended the squad car.
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