Whoever is responsible for this should be caught, locked up and made to replace every tire they tear up. The Illinois State Police warn that someone is purposely dropping huge roofing nails on Illinois interstates.
The Public Information Office of the Illinois State Police issued a bulletin today about a roadway hazard that shouldn’t be there. Here’s what they found in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 5, 2025:
“ISP Troop 2 troopers located a large amount of roofing nails scattered in the emergency crossovers on Interstate 80 between Geneseo and Atkinson. After the initial discovery, troopers began checking subsequent crossovers and located nails scattered throughout many of them.”…