The Champaign County State's Attorney shared why the driver who hit and killed tow truck driver Ross Booker did not receive anything more than a traffic violation.

"There was a train going by at that same time, it was loud, it was dark, he was doing his job and he stepped back into the right through lane, it is a tragic accident," said State's Attorney Julia Rietz.

Booker was killed in March while cleaning up a scene of a previous accident that happened at the intersection of Windsor and Neil in Champaign.

Dashcam video showed in court that a squad car had been set up in the middle of the intersection after the earlier accident.

The video showed Booker cleaning up glass and damage, before walking off-camera to the left of the squad car.

"In that squad car video, the driver was actually driving through the right through lane, not the left through lane," said Rietz.

After the accident, the 16-year-old driver shared he had been in the left southbound lane, which meant it was a Scott's Law Violation after failing to move over for an emergency vehicle.

But the video showed the vehicle in the right southbound lane, that is why a Scott's Law Violation turned into a petty charge of failing to slow down to avoid an accident.

Investigators had determined that the vehicle had been going around the speed limit.

"From the dashcam video, we could see the young driver didn't apply his breaks when he came into that intersection," said Fietz.

The charge led to a $500 fine but also means his license will be taken away.

"It is a mandatory driver's license revocation if you are convicted of a traffic offense that results in the fatality," said Rietz.

When it comes to how long the revocation is, Rietz said that decision will be made by the Secretary of State.

Rietz shared how the state statute states that the revocation is for a year period with the driver having to work with the Secretary of State's office to get their license back.