illinois state police say the van left the road and repeatedly flipped over. 9 people were ejected. >> reporter: that driver not only received a ticket for driving on a suspended license but also improper lane change. we're live this afternoon, rochelle richie, wjz eyewitness news. >> investigators are still trying to determine why the vehicle ran off the road. >>> an alleged smuggling operation is shut down this noon in harford county. more than a dozen people are now facing charges. the harford county drug task force seized 140 pounds of marijuana, 20 guns and over $140,000 in cash. the arrests follow a 2-year undercover investigation by the task force. investigators say the drugs were coming in from california. a total of 15 people are now under arrest. >>> it has been 12 days since the story broke about the irs scandal. today congress is hoping to get answers from the woman in charge of the agents at the center of that probe. >> the irs official who first apologized for her agency targeting conservative group social security not answering questions about it. >> i've decided to fol

and illinois state police are gearing up to try and keep the expressways safe. troopers will be out in force, patrolling for motorists violating what they call the fatal four: speeding, d-u-i, unbuckled seat belts, and distracted driving. still ahead: more bad weather hampering efforts to clean up after that deadly tornado in oklahoma. tonight residents struggling to cope as the first victims are laid to rest. picking up the pieces and rebuilding. how a community in wisconsin bounced back after a devastating e-f-5 tornado more than 30 years ago. and a chilly start to the memorial day weekend, but tom skilling says it might feel more like summer by the middle of next week. ♪ ♪ wonder if i gave an oreo ♪ to somebody out there who i didn't know ♪ ♪ would they laugh after i'd gone? ♪ ♪ or would they pass that wonder on? ♪ ♪ i wonder how it'd change your point of view ♪ ♪ if i gave one to you? ♪ a double whammy for those struggling to recover from a devastating tornado in oklahoma. now more bad weather is hampering the clean-up process. a series of heavy thunderstorm

if you're heading out on the expressway is tomorrow or anytime over memorial day weekend, illinois state policet you to know that they will be watching you. >> they are pushing for zero fatalities statewide. last year at this time issued almost 3200 speeding tickets. they also made 177 arrests for driving under the influence and issued about 1500 sikh out citations. ticketing 27 people. they will be stationed on all stretches of the state's 20,000 mi. of state road and highway. >> we will have enforcement details throughout the weekend. specifically in certain areas where we will have a seat belt enforcement zones. >> reminding us that drinking and driving is the number one cause for traffic crashes and four fatalities on the road. either drink responsibly or risk going to jail. >> violence comes at great cost. gun violence is actually hurting the chicago economy. police overtime, autopsies. $2.5 billion a year. chicago is the city that police literally and figuratively speaking of gun violence if you think the debate is already complicated, and to you hear about a new gun on the market. tracki

illinois state police say the van left the road and repeatedly flipped over. nine people were ejected. >> reporter: the driver of that van was not only ticketed for driving on a suspended license, but also an improper lane change. i'm rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> investigators are still trying to determine why the vehicle ran off the road. >>> an investigation is under way, after a person is hit on 295. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene, south of monroe street. police say an unidentified person was struck by a vehicle just after 10:00 this morning. it stopped traffic for a time. the person was taken to an area hospital. condition, not known at the time. no word on the vehicle involved or whether the driver will face any charges. >>> a sad day for wjz and our media partner, the baltimore sun. john richard "dick" irwin, a veteran police officer died today from complications from diabetes. his career started 44 years ago at the news american. he started his famous police blotter there in 1979. he then wrote for the evening sun and the baltimore s

institute posted reports against police overstepping authority from new mexico illinois connecticut louisiana nebraska and elsewhere one such case that today's of a new jersey state trooper who held an illegal high speed escort on the highway when it's caught eyewitness to the joyride caught on tape and reported the officer who's now been sentenced to one year probation but not all cases of misconduct are as harmless as a high speed joyride what happens when police overstep their boundaries or take the use of force too far that's what witnesses in kern county california are saying about a case where seven county deputies were involved and beating an unarmed man to death the sheriff's office has stonewalled reporters want to know more about the allegations and attempted to actually visited the home of the observers who phoned nine eleven to turn i'm going to turn over any footage captured of the police abuse so if we have video that. allegedly shows all seven officers beating the man over and over again but the department however is given no explanation as to why they tried to confiscate the video then there's the case of a couple in kentucky california were confr

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state -- illinois. >> c-span of life this morning and he east room of the white house. expecting president obama -- a few minutes late, as he gets ready to honor the police organization's top cops. those are the outstanding members of law-enforcement that are coming from across the country. they have been nominated for their fellow -- by their fellow officers. just to let you know, on the president's schedule, he will be meeting with reddish prime minister david cameron monday at the white house. he will be in new york monday night. a marke will be making wednesday at the national peace officers memorial. they'll be honoring officers who have been killed in the line of duty. thursday, prime minister kirby will meet president obama at the white house. friday, president obama will be in baltimore talking about the middle class, jobs, and the economy. this morning, honoring the top cops who have been nominated by the national association of police organizations. >> expecting president obama here in the east room of the white house any moment. you will be honoring the national association of police organization top cops, outstanding members of law enforcemen