[AUG. 31, 2005] SPRINGFIELD --
Illinois State Police District 9 received a report at 3:41 a.m.
Tuesday of a vehicle-pedestrian crash on Interstate 55 near Atlanta.
The incident involved a white 2000 International semitrailer driven
by Danny L. Alderson, 38, of Rollinsville, Colo., and a female
pedestrian.
Alderson, who was accompanied by Teresa Alderson, 37, was driving
the semitrailer northbound near Milepost 140 when he struck a female
pedestrian lying in the right lane of the interstate. The driver was
unable to avoid striking the pedestrian. He then pulled to the side
of the interstate.
The female pedestrian was pronounced dead at
the scene by the Logan County coroner. Her body was removed and
transported to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
The following agencies responded: Illinois State Police Zone 4
Investigations, Logan County Sheriff's Department, Atlanta
Ambulance, Atlanta Fire Department, Lincoln-Logan Rural Paramedics
and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The weather was clear and the roadway was dry at the time of the
accident. The incident remains under investigation by the Illinois
State Police.
