The mother of teenage daughters killed in a Downstate crash involving a state trooper who was sending an e-mail and talking on his phone while driving 126 mph is fighting his filing for worker's compensation.
Kim Schlau, whose daughters were killed in the 2007 crash on I-64 near O'Fallon, went on the "Today" show Monday to speak out on her attempt to change the worker's comp policy.
Now-former trooper Matt Mitchell filed a workers' compensation claim because of leg injuries suffered in the crash. He was heading to an accident scene when his cruiser crossed the median and hit a car head-on, killing Jessica and Kelli Uhl and injuring two of their friends.
Mitchell pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and reckless driving and was sentenced to 30 months of probation.
Schlau said she has never received an apology from Mitchell and doesn't expect to receive one.
