MARION – Illinois State Police Tuesday investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper’s squad car on southbound I-57 near milepost 56, north of Marion.

According to ISP, at 11:16 a.m., an ISP Troop 10 Trooper was stationary on southbound I-57 near milepost 56 with emergency lights activated. The trooper was finishing an inspection on a truck tractor semi-trailer when a Dodge Durango, traveling southbound, failed to move over and sideswiped the driver’s side mirror and door of the ISP squad car. The trooper was inside of the squad car at the time of the crash but was uninjured. The driver of the Durango, 37-year-old Lucas M. Williams of West Frankfort, IL, was also uninjured. Williams was issued a citation for Scott’s Law – Improper Passing of an Emergency Vehicle.

So far this year, ISP has had 10 Move Over Law-related crashes. In 2022, ISP had 23 Move Over Law-related crashes where eight troopers sustained injuries. ISP is reminding the public of the requirements of the Move Over Law, otherwise known as “Scott’s Law.”

When approaching an emergency vehicle, or any vehicle with their emergency or hazard lights activated, drivers are required to slow down and move over. A person who violates Scott’s Law commits a business offense and faces a fine of no less than $250 or 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.

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