"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.

The idea behind the law is to minimize fatal accidents like the one that happened in Chicago this Christmas Eve. Illinois State Tropper Clay Carns was driving down Interstate 55 heading north. Carns saw debris along the highway's shoulder,

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.