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Dario A. Lopez-Arevalo of Robbins, Illinois charged after assaulting a trooper in I-57 crash in Morgan Park near 107th Street

Dario A. Lopez-Arevalo of Robbins, Illinois charged after assaulting a trooper in I-57 crash in Morgan Park near 107th Street

CHICAGO (WLS) — A man is charged with a crime after Illinois State Police say so crashed into an officer during a traffic stop.

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The incident happened just after 10:20 a.m. Monday in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 108th Street in Morgan Park.

The officer was standing on the grassy embankment when a black Hyundai traveling northbound failed to cross, drove onto the shoulder and struck the trooper and the other two other parked vehicles, ISP said.

The driver of the Hyundai was identified as 22-year-old Dario A. Lopez-Arevalo of Robbins.

The video in the player above is from an earlier report.

Lopez-Arevalo faces a misdemeanor charge of violating Scott’s Law and was issued citations for not having a driver’s license, driving an uninsured car and multiple other violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code, according to ISP.

The soldier was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The officer has not been identified.

ISP said that 10 soldiers have been injured so far in 2024 21 Move Over Law-related crashes throughout Illinois.

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