An ISP Trooper was struck by a drunk driver while assisting in a separate DUI investigation early Saturday morning.
Around 1:25 a.m., the Trooper was stationary in a fully marked squad car with emergency lights flashing on South Prospect Road at Hall Court in Bloomington, McLean County. The Trooper was assisting Bloomington Police Department when a Volkswagen utility traveling southbound failed to yield and struck the rear end of the squad car.'It's Paralyzing; You Can't Do Anything:' UIC Ph.D.
The driver of the Volkswagen, Michael A. Tibbitts, 24, of Bloomington, IL, was arrested by BPD for driving under the influence of alcohol and cited for a violation of Scott’s Law along with other traffic violations. So far this year, there have been nine ISP squad cars struck and four Troopers have sustained injuries from Move Over Law-related crashes.
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