An Illinois State Police Trooper was injured in a two car crash Sunday morning. It happened at 1:25am on I-55 southbound near milepost 260 in Will County. The Trooper was assisting directing traffic when a car crashed head-on into the Trooper’s squad car. The Trooper was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the car, 36-year-old Liem T. Nguyen from Joliet, was charged with a violation of Scott’s Law and Driving Under the Influence.

So far this year, there have been 21 ISP squad cars struck in relation to Scott’s Law and 13 Troopers have sustained injuries from Scott’s Law-related crashes.

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