Man cited for crashing into Illinois State Police squad car on Chicago area expressway
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COOK COUNTY - A Chicago man was issued a citation after crashing into an Illinois State Police squad car Tuesday night.
At about 10:20 p.m., an ISP Trooper was stationary in the left lane on Interstate 290 eastbound near Pulaski Road in Cook County with emergency lights activated, investigating a crash.
A silver 2000 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound and failed to yield to the emergency vehicle and struck the right side of the ISP squad car, police said.
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The trooper was inside the car at the time of the crash, and no injuries were reported.
The driver of the Chevrolet was identified as 19-year-old Luis A. Reyna Gomez.
He was issued a citation for violation of Scott's Law, failure to yield to a stationary emergency vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
There have been 23 ISP Move Over law-related crashes this year.
Eight troopers have sustained injuries.