Overview

• Just after 4 a.m. on August 17 a trooper parked on I-88’s westbound shoulder at milepost 139 to assist a broken-down tractor-trailer was struck from behind by a Tesla whose driver failed to move over
• Both the trooper and the 24-year-old Romeoville driver, Sebastian G. Rodriguez, were hospitalized and the squad car was disabled and towed from the scene
• Authorities have charged Rodriguez with Driving Under the Influence and aggravated violations of Illinois’ Scott’s Law, which mandates that motorists move over for stopped emergency vehicles
• Illinois State Police data show this is the ninth Scott’s Law-related crash so far this year, following 27 incidents in 2024 that injured 12 troopers and killed one
• DuPage County investigators continue to probe the collision as part of broader efforts to enforce move-over requirements and protect officers at highway scenes