SPRINGFIELD – The Sangamon County Coroner has identified the Springfield man who was hit and killed by an Illinois State Police trooper on April 25.
Charles Henderson, 45, was hit near the intersection of South Sixth Street and Linton Avenue on the far south side of Springfield around 2:30 a.m. He was taken to Springfield Memorial Hospital and was pronounced dead by emergency room staff at 3:12 a.m., Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said in a news release.
An autopsy was done on April 27, and preliminary findings show that Henderson died from multiple blunt force injuries from being hit by the car.
According to a news release from ISP, the trooper was traveling southbound on Sixth Street in the middle lane and approaching a green light at the intersection of Sixth and Linton.
Henderson was reportedly bent down in the roadway when the trooper’s squad car hit him. The trooper rendered aid until an ambulance arrived on scene.
The trooper’s name has not been made public.
Trooper Jayme Bufford, a public information officer with ISP, said special agents of the ISP’s Division of Internal Investigation are investigating this crash. That investigation is in accordance with the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act and ISP law.
ISP is processing evidence and conducting interviews surrounding the crash. Upon completion of the investigation, all evidence and facts will be submitted for review to the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Authorities identify man hit, killed by Illinois State Police trooper
Reporting by Tom Ackerman, Springfield State Journal-Register / State Journal-Register
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