GREEN OAKS, Ill. - An Illinois State Police trooper was killed early Saturday when a wrong-way driver struck his squad car, the third death of a state trooper this year and second in three days. The driver of the other vehicle also was killed, acting Illinois State Police director Brendan Kelly said. This photo provided by Illinois State Police shows Trooper Gerald Ellis. ( AP / Illinois State Police ) This photo provided by Illinois State Police shows Trooper Gerald Ellis. ( AP / Illinois State Police )Trooper Gerald Ellis, 36, was returning home when he was hit head-on at about 3:25 a.m. in Green Oaks on Interstate 94 in northern Illinois, state police said.

Source: thestar March 30, 2019 14:19 UTC