Commander pays tribute to fallen trooper killed on I-55
(MCT) — COLLINSVILLE — Trooper Kyle Deatherage had just returned from New Jersey, where he volunteered to help victims of Hurricane Sandy, when he was killed on the side of Interstate 55 in a traffic accident, his commanding officer said Wednesday.
"He was just back after the cleanup of Hurricane Sandy. He was the first to volunteer, even though he had a wife and two young children at home," said Capt. Scott Compton, commander of Illinois State Police District 18 in Litchfield.
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