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I wonder why no charges have been filed.

Four people, including two children, were killed in a traffic crash Saturday night in Rolling Meadows as they sat in a vehicle stopped along the roadside, according to Illinois State Police.

The agency has expressed renewed concern that drivers are ignoring the so-called move-over law, which requires motorists to change lanes away from vehicles stopped on the shoulder — including the 10 state police units hit so far this year and civilian vehicles parked near the road, such as in Saturday’s crash.

The four people who died had all been in one vehicle, a blue 2019 Ford Fiesta that had been stopped on the right side of the road before it was struck by a black 2018 Jeep Wrangler. Killed were Herlanda Harris, 47, a 6-year-old boy from Chicago, Stacy Harris, 45, and a 17-year-old boy from Schaumburg, according to state police. The medical examiner’s office had not released the names of the deceased Sunday and state police did not release the boys’ names because they were juveniles. Officials did not say whether some or all of those who died were related.

Troopers were called to Illinois Route 53 at Kirchoff Road in suburban Cook County just after 11:30 p.m. to investigate a two-vehicle collision, according to a statement from state police.

The Ford Fiesta was stopped along the shoulder of northbound Route 53. The Jeep Wrangler was being driven by a 32-year-old man from Bellwood, officials said.

As the Jeep traveled north, approaching the Ford, the driver of the Jeep “veered off the roadway to the right, striking the rear of (the Ford),” according to state police. The force of the collision caused the Jeep and the Ford “to cross all lanes of traffic and come to rest on the left shoulder,” according to the statement.

The 32-year-old suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening and he was taken to an area hospital for treatment, authorities said. The types of injuries he suffered were not detailed. State police released his name, but the Tribune is withholding it because he has not been charged with a crime. Trooper Elizabeth Clausing in an email said it was too soon to say whether there were any factors, such as speeding, that might have contributed to the crash.

It was not clear why the Fiesta was stopped along the shoulder or how long it had been there before the Wrangler struck it.