Romeoville Man Charged With DUI After Hitting Police Squad Car On I-88: ISP

ROMEOVILLE, IL — A Romeoville man is facing several charges, including DUI, after striking a police squad car on Interstate 88 early Sunday, according to a news release from Illinois State Police.

A state trooper was assisting another motorist at 4:02 a.m. Sunday at milepost 139 on westbound I-88, when their squad car was struck by a driver who failed to move over, police said. The trooper parked on the right shoulder behind a tractor-trailer that was broken down. According to police, the squad car had its emergency lights activated.

A Tesla failed to move over and struck the rear passenger side of the trooper’s squad car, pushing it forward into the rear of the tractor-trailer. The trooper was inside the squad car at the time of the crash and sustained injuries, police said.

The driver of the Tesla, 24-year-old Sebastian Rodriguez of Romeoville, and the trooper were both transported to area hospitals with injuries, according to police. The trooper’s squad car was towed from the scene due to disabling damage sustained from the crash.

Rodriguez was charged with driving under the influence and aggravated Scott’s Law/Move Over Law violations, police said.

In 2025, ISP has suffered nine Move Over Law-related crashes. In 2024, ISP suffered 27 Move Over Law-related crashes, with 12 troopers injured and one death. In 2023, ISP had 21 Move Over Law-related crashes, with seven troopers injured.

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.

A person who violates the Move Over Law faces a fine of no less than $250 and no more than $10,000 for a first offense. If the violation results in injury to another person, the violator’s driver’s license will be suspended for a mandatory period of anywhere between six months and two years, according to police.