{"id":21958,"date":"2025-10-30T15:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=21958"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:16:52","slug":"state-police-squad-car-struck-this-morning-on-i-57-in-douglas-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/21958-state-police-squad-car-struck-this-morning-on-i-57-in-douglas-county\/","title":{"rendered":"State Police Squad Car Struck This Morning on I-57 in Douglas County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>An Illinois State Police (ISP) squad car was hit this morning on I-57 in Douglas County as the Trooper was conducting traffic control for a previous crash.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, at approximately 5:50 a.m., an ISP Trooper was parked across the northbound lanes of I-57 conducting traffic control for a previous crash involving a commercial motor vehicle. The Trooper had activated the emergency lights in the squad car, directing traffic to exit at milepost 203 onto IL 133. A SUV failed to move over, failed to exit, and struck the front passenger side of the Trooper\u2019s squad car. The Trooper was outside of the squad car at the time of the crash and reported no injuries. The driver of the SUV, 68-year-old Donald E. Morecraft of Robinson, IL, was charged with Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and a Scott\u2019s Law\/Move Over Law violation.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, ISP has now suffered 12 Move Over Law-related crashes. In 2024, ISP suffered 27 Move Over Law-related crashes with 12 Troopers injured and one death. In 2023, ISP had 21 Move Over Law-related crashes with seven Troopers injured. ISP reminds the public the Move Over Law, also known as \u201cScott\u2019s Law\u201d in Illinois, requires all drivers to move over when approaching an emergency vehicle or any vehicle with its emergency or hazard lights activated.<\/p>\n<p>A person who violates the Move Over Law faces a fine of no less than $250 and no more than $10,000 for a first offense. If the violation results in injury to another person, the violator\u2019s driver\u2019s license will be suspended for a mandatory period of anywhere between six months and two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Illinois State Police (ISP) squad car was hit this morning on I-57 in Douglas County as the Trooper was conducting traffic control for a previous crash. 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