ISP Troopers were called to a two-vehicle traffic crash involving another ISP Trooper on Route 45 in Kankakee County Saturday morning around 2.
The District 21 Trooper was outside their squad car with emergency lights activated, investigating a prior traffic crash. The driver of the previously crashed vehicle and the Trooper were standing in front of the squad car.
Then a Chevy Trail Blazer, traveling southbound on US Route 45, failed to yield and hit the rear of the ISP squad car.
The ISP Trooper and the driver of the previously crashed vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
24-year-old Austin M. Gray of Chebanse was uninjured. He is charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, and other traffic related crimes.
So far this year, there have been 16 ISP squad cars struck in relation to the Move Over Law and seven Troopers have sustained injuries from Move Over Law-related crashes.