(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A man has been charged in last month’s fiery crash that killed an Illinois state trooper near Rockford.
Craig W. Dittmar, 55, is charged with two counts of reckless homicide and one count of operating a commercial vehicle while fatigued and causing death, Illinois State Police said in a statement.
Dittmar, of Stockton, was cited at the time for improper lane usage and violating Scott’s Law, which mandates that all drivers slow down and move over for emergency vehicles, police said.
The Stephenson County state’s attorney’s office approved the new charges on Thursday and issued an arrest warrant, police said. Dittmar was taken into custody and brought to Stephenson County Jail, where he is being held on a $250,000 bail.