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Lt. James Kouski was struck and killed while investigating a DUI crash

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By Police1 Staff

HOMETOWN, Ill. — An Illinois police department is mourning after one of its officers was killed in the line of duty Saturday.

Lt. James Kouski, 58, was fatally struck by a vehicle while investigating a DUI crash, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The driver who hit Kouski was taken into custody, said Hometown Police Chief Louis Dominguez. The incident remains under investigation.

Kouski was a 34-year veteran of the department, according to the Sun-Times.

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