Illinois State Police sqaud struck by Dodge Charger on I-290, driver charged with DUI

State police car, SUV crash in Carthage

A crash involving a state police car and an SUV in Carthage sent three people to the hospital Tuesday night.

Illinois State Police sqaud struck by Dodge Charger on I-290, driver charged with DUI

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Police charged the driver of a Dodge Charger with drunk driving after he reportedly slammed into an Illinois State Police squad car on Interstate 290 on Tuesday. According to state police, a trooper was conducting a traffic crash investigation on the shoulder of I-290 near Lavergne Avenue around 7:42 p.m. While the trooper was outside the vehicle, the Charger, driven by Cordell Franklin, 40, of Chicago, crashed into the ve…

Chicago crash: Driver slams into parked ISP squad car on I-290, police say

A driver is facing multiple citations after allegedly slamming into a parked Illinois State Police squad car along Interstate 290 on Tuesday night.