(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Illinois State Police say two of their troopers’ squad cars were hit by drunk drivers in separate crashes over the weekend.
Illinois State Police said the first crash happened in Kankakee County early Saturday morning as a trooper was making a traffic stop on the shoulder of an I-57 ramp. A Dodge Charger hit the left side of the squad in which a trooper was sitting and kept going. A short time later, Bradley police arrested a 74-year old Indiana man on DUI and Scott’s Law violations.
Meanwhile, Sunday morning, on the outbound Bishop Ford at 111th Street, a trooper was at the scene of a previous crash when a Toyota Corolla hit the squad car and one of the cars involved in the earlier crash. 21-year old Nataly Guy of Evergreen Park was arrested on DUI and Scott’s Law violations. She was injured and taken to a hospital.
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