State trooper dragged by car on I-294 near Glenview

A rear passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and started to drive while a trooper was partially in the vehicle, state police said.

Westbound lanes on Interstate 80 were closed Dec. 26, 2019, after a rollover crash involving a semitrailer carrying phosphoric acid near New Lenox. — A state trooper was dragged by a vehicle Nov. 4, 2019, during a traffic stop in Glenview.

An Illinois State Trooper was dragged by a car Monday during a traffic stop on I-294 in the north suburbs.

Two state troopers were conducting a traffic stop about 8:45 p.m. on the expressway near Golf Road in Glenview when a rear passenger jumped into the driver’s seat, Illinois State Police said in a statement.

The person started driving while a trooper was partially in the vehicle, state police said.

The trooper was dragged an unspecified distance before falling out of the vehicle, state police said. The car continued fleeing.

Glenview Fire Department took the trooper to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, state police said. The trooper was released shortly after.

State police said the investigation is ongoing.

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