INCIDENT: Fatal CrashLOCATION: US
Route 136 four miles east of Havana
DATE / TIME: 10/15/07 8:45 pm
PERSONS INVOLVED:
Randy W. Crawford, minor injuries
DOB: 01/17/1962
Liberty, IL
Robert L. Wiand, fatal
DOB: 05/15/46
Dewey, IL
ASSISTING AGENCIES: Mason Co. Sheriff's Office, Havana Police
Department, Havana Rural Fire Department, Mason County Coroners
Office, Illinois Department of Transportation
NARRATIVE:
On 10/15/07, at approximately 8:45 pm, Randy W. Crawford was
traveling westbound on US Route 136 about 4 miles east of Havana. He
was operating an 2007 International truck tractor semi trailer
combination (semi). Crawford was behind another semi. The first semi
was pulling into a rest area. Crawford, in an effort to avoid
striking the semi ahead of him, entered the eastbound lane into the
path of an eastbound semi. The eastbound semi, a 1998 Western Star,
was operated by Robert L. Wiand. The Crawford and Wiand vehicles
collided in the eastbound lanes. The Crawford semi continued to the
south shoulder and the Wiand semi continued to the north shoulder.
Wiand was pronounced dead at the scene. Both vehicles suffered
major damage. US Route 136 was closed and traffic rerouted until
Tuesday afternoon at 1 pm to allow for reconstruction and cleanup.
No citations have been issued as the investigation continues.
