An Illinois State Police squad car was hit Friday morning on Interstate 57 in Douglas County while a trooper was directing traffic around an earlier crash.

State Police say around 5:50 a.m., the trooper was parked across the northbound lanes near milepost 203, with emergency lights activated, directing drivers to exit onto Illinois 133. A Chevrolet Trailblazer failed to move over and hit the front passenger side of the squad car.

The trooper was outside the vehicle at the time and was not hurt. The driver, 68-year-old Donald Morecraft of Robinson, was cited for failure to reduce speed and violating Scott’s Law, also known as the Move Over Law.

So far this year, State Police have reported 12 Move Over Law crashes. That’s compared to 27 last year, which left 12 troopers injured and one dead.

Illinois law requires drivers to slow down and move over for any vehicle with flashing lights. Fines start at $250 and can go as high as $10,000.