Drivers have crashed into Illinois State Police squad cars 11 times this year
Illinois State Police squad car damaged in crash on Sunday, March 3 (image: Illinois State Police)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. (Fox 32 News) - Another Illinois State Police squad car was hit on Sunday, the 11th squad car to be hit so far this year.
Sunday's crash happened on I-55 in Montgomery County. Investigators said a trooper had pulled over Sunday morning to investigate a crash when Bailey Neiber, 19, of Belvidere, rear-ended the squad car in a Honda.
Then, the Honda spun back into traffic and crashed into a third car, investigators said.
The trooper and Neiber suffered minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
This story was reported from Chicago.