Police said the deputy’s patrol vehicle was parked facing southbound with emergency lights on when a northbound full-size pickup pulling an animal trailer crashed into it.
Green Valley, IL. – A Tazewell County deputy was injured after a traffic crash early Thursday morning in the rural Green Valley.
According to the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, the collision occurred at about 5:40 a.m. on September 25, on Illinois Route 29.
Police said the deputy’s patrol vehicle was parked facing southbound with emergency lights on when a northbound full-size pickup pulling an animal trailer crashed into it.
The deputy was injured and was taken to Carle Health-Pekin for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries. The pickup driver and the animals were not injured.
An investigation by the Illinois State Police is ongoing.
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