WILL COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — Family, friends, and fellow officers will gather Friday to lay Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns to rest.
Carns, 35, was hit and killed by a driver on I-55 near Channahon last week while clearing debris from the road.
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A private visitation was held Thursday at Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, where many reflected on Carns’ dedication to service.
“The number of people visibly saddened, upset, and in pain due to his absence is a clear testament to the kind of person he was,” said ISP Director Brendan Kelly.
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The funeral begins at 10:00 a.m. at Parkview Christina Church in Orland Park.
The funeral and burial is private and not open to the public.
Following the private funeral at Parkview Christina Church in Orland Park on Friday, a procession will escort the trooper to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip. The public is invited to pay their respects by lining up along the procession route and on interstate overpasses. However, the burial itself will be private and not open to the general public.
The Illinois State Police has provided the procession route as follows:
-Exit the parking lot turning left onto Orland Parkway/183rd Street (eastbound)
-Turn right onto LaGrange Road/ US 45 (southbound)
-Make a right onto the I-80 East Ramp (eastbound)
-Take a left onto I-57 North Ramp Exit 151B (northbound)
-Turn right onto I-294 North Ramp Exit 349 (northbound)
-Proceed right onto Cicero Avenue Exit 12B (northbound)
-Left onto 111th Street (westbound)
-Arrive at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery turning left (southbound).
Carns served 11 years with Illinois State Police. He is survived by his wife, two children, siblings and his parents.
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