ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPER HIT DURING MOTORIST ASSIST: CRASH ON EB I-88 AT MM 122 EAST OF EOLA RD, AURORA

    MON JAN 27 2014 ~9:25 PM
    AURORA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CRASH INVOLVING ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND HELP TRUCK
    41.801519,-88.227174 (I-88 NEAR MM 122 EOLA RD)

    UPDATE: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASHED INTO IDOT HELP TRUCK AND ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SQUAD, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE CRASHED VEHICLES, THE DEATH OF THE TOLLWAY WORKER, CRITICAL INJURIES TO AN ILLINOIS STATE TROOPER, AND LESSER INJURIES TO AT LEAST ONE OTHER MOTORIST.

    EMERGENCY TRAFFIC FOR ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPER HIT AND POSSIBLY A HELP TRUCK HIT WHILE ON MOTORIST ASSIST WITH A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK. REPORT OF FIRE INVOLVED WITH THIS CRASH.

    ONE VICTIM -- AN ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TROOPER -- WAS TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN DOWNERS GROVE. ONE VICTIM --  WAS KILLED AT THE SCENE. A TRUCK DRIVER INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WAS INJURED, BUT WALKING AT THE SCENE.



    Illinois State police vehicle after crash and fire on I-88.

    STEEL COIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. HELP TRUCK SMASHED AGAINST SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK. THERE IS SOME CLARIFICATION IF THE HELP TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY HIT. POLICE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY.

    EB I-88 WILL BE CLOSED FOR EXTENDED TIME ... ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SETTING UP DETOUR.

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    WEATHER CONDITIONS ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO INCIDENT
    Update on 27 Jan 9:52 pm CST

    Fair
    -9°F
    -23°C
    Humidity 67%
    Wind Speed W 13 mph
    Barometer 30.42 in (1032.2 mb)
    Dewpoint-17°F (-27°C)
    Visibility 10.00 mi
    Wind Chill -30°F (-34°C)
    Update on 27 Jan 9:52 pm CST
Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Monday, January 27, 2014

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