Crime & Safety
Update: State Trooper Injured in Series of ‘Multiple Crashes’
The state trooper was assisting a disabled motorist when his squad car was rear-ended, police said.

BOLINGBROOK, IL — A state trooper was injured when his squad car was rear-ended while he was assisting a disabled motorist, police said.
The trooper had pulled over to help a driver stranded in the left lane of Interstate 55 near Weber Road Monday afternoon.
After the trooper pulled over, his squad car was rear-ended, according to the state police.
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Two other vehicles were hit in the ensuing chain reaction, police said. One of the vehicles was reportedly towing a boat.
Police said the trooper and two others were hospitalized with minor injuries. At least one of the injured was reportedly taken to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital.
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