CHICAGO (WBBM) — New details are coming out about what may have happened on the Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday night as a state trooper was hit by a car:
Published reports say the driver was on a cell phone – and a passenger tried to grab the steering wheel – but the driver grabbed it back and lost control.
WBBM’s Steve Miller reports bail was set at 50-thousand dollars for 19-year-old Kimisha Moore of Chicago, who is accused of felony aggravated reckless conduct.
Moore was distracted by her cell phone, state police say, and plowed into another car, wedging a 29-year-old trooper between the two.
Illinois State Police say the trooper has been with the state police for three years, and that she is the mother of a seven- year-old.
She has been at Stroger Hospital in the ICU, after suffering two broken legs and a broken pelvis, state police say.
The Secretary of State’s office says Kimisha Moore had a clean driving record – before this.
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