Tollway worker killed, state trooper seriously hurt in Illinois crash

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 Auto Liability Workers' Compensation

An Illinois Tollway worker is killed, and an Illinois State Trooper is critically injured, in a fiery crash on I-88 in Aurora. 39 year-old Vincent Petrella and 38 year-old Trooper Douglas J. Balder both pulled over to help a truck driver whose vehicle broke down when another truck suddenly barreled into all three vehicles. A huge fire erupted. Balder is being treated at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. He has been with the Illinois state police since 2007.


External References & Further Reading
http://wgntv.com/2014/01/28/state-trooper-and-maintence-worker-struck-by-vehicle/?hpt=us_bn9
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