10th Move Over Law-Related Crash of 2025

Illinois State Police (ISP) officers investigated a traffic crash that occurred on I-55 southbound at milepost 217 in Livingston County involving an ISP Trooper. The Trooper was handling a previous crash when the squad car was struck by a driver who failed to move over.

At approximately 2:45 this (Tuesday) morning, a Trooper was parked in the right lane of I-55 behind a disabled vehicle involved in a previous crash; the squad car had its emergency lights activated. An Express van failed to move over and struck the rear driver side of the Trooper’s squad car. The Trooper was inside of the squad car at the time of the crash but reported no injuries.  The driver of the van, 59-year-old Samuel Gomez of Omaha, NE, was charged with Driving Too Fast for Conditions, Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, and a Scott’s Law/Move Over Law violation.

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