Funeral arrangements have been set for Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns, who was struck and killed by a car while picking up debris earlier this week on Interstate 55.Visitation for Carns will be held on Thursday from 1 p.

A 35-year old Illinois State Police trooper has died after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 55, the latest of more than two dozen roadside crashes involving state police this year, authorities announced Tuesday.

An Illinois State Trooper was killed Monday night in Will County when he was struck by a car while removing debris from an expressway.

"Any time we lose a trooper hurts, but today is Christmas Eve here on December 24, so it kind of hurts in a particular way," ISP Dir. Brendan Kelly said.

John Fleet of Wilmington faces charges following a fatal crash that left an officer dead on Interstate 55 near Channahon.

Trooper Clay Carns served 11 years with ISP and was a husband and a father to two young kids. Jermont Terry reports.

The driver of the other vehicle faces a Class 4 felony charge on a Scott's Law violation. Here's what authorities said happened.

Police and a community in Illinois are mourning the loss of a state trooper and father of two who died the day before Christmas Eve.

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in eastern Switzerland,

Trooper Clay Carns was killed late Monday night on I-55 just north of Blodgett Road near Channahon. Noel Brennan reports.