Trooper Carns was taken to St. Joe's Hospital in Joliet, where he died of his injuries. ​ John Fleet, 69, of Wilmington was not injured.

The driver was charged under what is known as Scott’s Law or the Move Over Law, which requires all drivers in Illinois to move over when approaching an emergency vehicle or any vehicle with its emergency or hazard lights activated,

A 35-year-old Illinois State Trooper, Clay M. Carns, was struck and killed by a passing vehicle while removing debris from I-55, leaving behind his wife, children, and parents.