HOMETOWN, Ill. — A Hometown Police Department officer was killed Saturday morning while investigating a car crash.
The police department said a 34 year veteran of the department was struck by a car on the 9000 block of Pulaski Road around 3 a.m. Saturday. He later succumbed to his injuries.
The officer’s name has not been released at the request of the family.
The incident is under investigation.
No further information was provided.