Illinois State Police trooper injured in 4th Scott's Law crash in 2025
ITASCA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois State Police are reporting the fourth Scott's Law-related crash of the year on Thursday.
The crash occurred when a state trooper was handling a crash on Interstate 290 westbound ramp to Illinois 390 in Itasca at approximately 8:18 a.m., an ISP news release stated.
The trooper was on the left shoulder of the road, seated in a squad car which had activated emergency lights, when the vehicle was struck by Saturn Vue that failed to move into another lane as required by law.
UPDATED: Driver charged with Scott's Law violation in connection with trooper's death
Both the trooper and the driver of the vehicle, 44-year-old Teresa Muro, were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Muro was cited for operating an uninsured vehicle, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident as well as a Scott's Law violation.
The Move Over Law, also known as Scott's Law in Illinois, requires all drivers to move over when approaching an emergency vehicle or any vehicle with its emergency or hazard lights activated.
In 2024, there were 27 Move Over Law-related crashes, which resulted in 12 troopers injured and one death, the news release stated.
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