The Illinois House of Representatives adopted House Joint Resolution 93 Wednesday morning which designates U.S. Route 150 from Galesburg Main Street to the intersection of U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 17 in Alpha as the “Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist Memorial Highway.” Deputy Weist, 34, was struck and killed by a vehicle as he deployed spike strips during a vehicle pursuit of an armed suspect last April 29. Local State Representative Dan Swanson sponsored the resolution and spoke about Deputy Weist on the House floor.
Weist began his law enforcement career in Mercer County serving as a dispatcher and jailer and then an Aledo police officer.