Police say Trooper Clay Carns, 35, an 11-year veteran of the force, had stopped shortly before 10 p.m. Monday to clear debris from along southbound Interstate 55 near Channahon, Illinois.

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The fire department said it took almost a half-hour to extricate the trooper from his heavily damaged vehicle.

ORLAND PARK — Illinois State Police honored and helped lay to rest one of their own in Orland Park Friday morning. Hundreds attended the private funeral service of State Trooper Clay Carns at ...

Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns, who was tragically killed after being hit by a pickup truck, was laid to rest on Friday.

Illinois State Police honored and helped lay to rest one of their own in Orland Park Friday morning. Hundreds attended the private funeral service of State Trooper Clay Carns at Parkview Christian ...

The funeral of Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns was held at Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park on Friday. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share One state trooper stood alone in the bitter cold Friday ...

Three Illinois State Police squad cars were struck within two days in violations of the state’s “Move Over Law,” even as troopers mourn the death of Trooper Clay Carns, who was killed in a similar ...

A funeral will be held for fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns, who died in a tragic accident while clearing debris from I-55 near Channahon, and is survived by his parents, wife, two ...

The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. and will be followed by a procession from the Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park to a ...

A procession followed from the church to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip for Carns’ internment. “Today, and every day going forward, we honor Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns for his ...