Niemerg Sponsors Resolution Naming Portion of I-64 for Deputy Riley

(DEPUTY SEAN RILEY)

The Illinois House adopted a resolution Wednesday afternoon sponsored by State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) that designates Interstate 64 in Wayne County from Mile Post 112 to 116 as the "Deputy Sean Riley Memorial Highway".

Deputy Sheriff Sean Riley was shot and killed December 29, 2021 after responding to assist a motorist near mile marker 115 on I-64.Another officer responding to back him up found him suffering from fatal gunshot wounds, and his patrol car was missing. The subject later abandoned the patrol car on I-64 before fleeing to St. Peters, Missouri, where he carjacked and shot a citizen. The man then abandoned the vehicle before stealing another vehicle and returning to Illinois. He was taken into custody in the early afternoon.

Here are Rep. Niemerg's remarks on the floor of the Illinois House from Wednesday...

Deputy Riley had served with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office for three years.