Trooper Clay Carns was removing debris from I-55 near Chanahan on Dec. 23 when he was struck by a driver. John Fleet, 69, of Wilmington has been charged with a violation of Scott’s Law in connection to the deadly crash.

"Any time we lose a trooper hurts, but today is Christmas Eve here on December 24, so it kind of hurts in a particular way," ISP Dir. Brendan Kelly said.

An Illinois State Trooper was killed Monday night in Will County when he was struck by a car while removing debris from an expressway.

A 35-year old Illinois State Police trooper has died after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 55, the latest of more than two dozen roadside crashes involving state police this year, authorities announced Tuesday.

A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $141,000 for the family of Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns, who was struck and killed in a crash on Monday while working on I-55 in Will County.

A Wilmington man has been arrested and charged in connection with a crash that killed an Illinois State Police trooper and father of two, just two

John Fleet of Wilmington faces charges following a fatal crash that left an officer dead on Interstate 55 near Channahon.

The GoFundMe fundraiser was started by Trooper Robert Pagliaro as part of his Got Your 6 Foundation, which supports the families of fallen Illinois troopers. Over $95,000 was raised as of 10 a.m. Friday morning.

The family of Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns, who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 55 in Will County while removing debris from the roadway, said in a statement their “world has been shattered” and they “will never be the same” following his death.