FREEPORT A Stockton man was sentenced to 180 days in the Stephenson County Jail on Wednesday for his role in the March 28, 2019, death of Illinois State Trooper Brooke Jones-Story.
Jones-Story, 34, was struck and killed by a semitrailer while conducting an inspection on another semitrailer that she had pulled over on U.S. Highway 20 near Freeport.
Craig Dittmar, 57, the driver of the vehicle that struck Jones-Story, pleaded guilty Nov. 30 to reckless homicide, operating a commercial motor vehicle while fatigued causing death, and a violation of Scott’s Law. Police previously said he admitted to falling asleep multiple times before the crash.