An Illinois state trooper was killed in a car crash while on duty Friday in central Illinois.
Corey Thompsen, 28, was involved in a two-car crash about 3:40 p.m. on East Leverett Road near County Road 1300E in Champaign County, Illinois State Police said.
He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 4:32 p.m., police said.
Trooper Corey Thompsen had been with the Illinois State Police for nearly five years, the agency said.
“It is with a heavy heart and immeasurable sadness that I inform you of the death of Trooper Corey S. Thompsen,” ISP Director Brendan Kelly said in a statement. “We ask the public to give Trooper Thompsen’s family, and his ISP family, time while we grieve and work through this tragedy.”
The crash is still being investigated, and no further details of the accident were released.
Thompsen had been with the Illinois State Police for nearly five years, the agency said.
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