CHICAGO (CBS) — An Illinois State Police trooper was struck and killed by a car Monday evening in Will County, near Channahon.
ISP said Trooper Clay Carns, 35, was outside his police cruiser removing debris from a lane of I-55, north of Blodgett Road, when he was struck by a passing car around 9:45 p.m.
He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital, where he died.
Trooper Carns served with ISP for eleven years and was a husband and father of two young children. He was murdered just before Christmas.
“Anytime we lose a trooper it hurts, but today here on December 24th is Christmas Eve, so it hurts in a way,” said ISP Director Brendan Kelly.
ISP said the driver involved in this crash is in custody and has been charged. The driver accused in the trooper’s death has not been identified.
Monday was Scott’s Law Day, a day to honor public safety workers and remind drivers to slow down and swerve when approaching emergency vehicles or cars on the road.
The law is in memory of CFD Lieutenant Scott Gillen, who was killed by a drunk driver while assisting a crash scene on the Dan Ryan.
