Illinois man cited for crashing vehicle into ISP squad car that had trooper, K9 inside
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WILL COUNTY, Ill. - An Illinois man was cited Monday morning after crashing his vehicle into an ISP squad car that had a trooper and a K9 inside.
At about 7:46 a.m., an Illinois State Police trooper was investigating a crash on the right shoulder of I-55 northbound at Illinois Route 59 with emergency lights activated.
At that time, a silver 2018 Nissan Altima that was traveling northbound on I-55 failed to yield to the trooper's vehicle and struck the left rear side of the squad car, ISP said.
A trooper and a K9 were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash.
The trooper was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The K9 was uninjured.
The driver of the Nissan, 24-year-old Tanner R. Poppenhager, of Beardstown, Illinois, was issued a citation for failing to yield to a stationary emergency vehicle (Scott's Law).
So far in 2023, ISP has had six Move Over Law-related crashes.