A stretch of Interstate 94 in the Chicago area became the scene of a chain-reaction crash that nearly claimed the life of an Illinois State Police trooper. The incident, captured on camera and later shared by REELZ’s On Patrol: Live, unfolded in seconds but left a lasting impression on viewers.
The trooper had stopped to investigate a crash involving a maroon sedan on the freeway. As he worked near the damaged vehicle and assisted the driver, traffic continued to pass through the area.
Video footage shows the trooper standing near the sedan when danger approached from more than one direction. Within moments, vehicles entered the crash scene and collided with the disabled car…