May 26, 2021
A Sergeant with the Illinois State Police District 7, the district Knox County resides in, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated and released from a local hospital after his fully marked squad car was struck by an alleged drunk driver.
According to a release from the State Police, the squad car had its emergency lights on as it was stationary and on the eastbound shoulder of John Deere Road in Moline when a green Jeep, traveling east, crossed the white fog line and struck the rear driver’s side of the squad car, causing the jeep to overturn and roll several times.