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Incident: Weather-related incidents Location:
Illinois State Route 29 at Cardinal Hill Road, Rochester
Date, time: Feb. 4, 2:25-6 p.m.
People involved: Multiple incidents
Assisting agencies: Rochester Police Department, Secretary
of State Police, Sangamon County Sheriff's Department, Rochester
Fire and Rescue, multiple paramedic and ambulance companies,
Illinois Department of Transportation
Narrative: On Monday from approximately 12:25 p.m. through
6 p.m., the Illinois State Police responded to multiple calls for
assistance on Illinois State Route 29 in the area of Cardinal Hill
Road in Rochester. These incidents were directly related to the
heavy fog being experienced in the area. Six crashes were handled
during this time, including three personal injury crashes and three
property damage crashes.
Illinois State Route 29 was closed for approximately 2 1/2 hours
while emergency personnel handled the incidents and cleared the
roadway. The closure was between Maxheimer Road and State Street.
The following is a brief synopsis of each incident:
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Property damage
crash -- A truck tractor-trailer struck a vehicle at the
intersection of Illinois State Route 29 northbound at Cardinal
Hill Road.
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Pedestrian crash
with injuries -- Driver from previous crash was standing in
roadway and was struck by a vehicle attempting to avoid a
collision with vehicles stopped at traffic signal of
intersection. Pedestrian had incapacitating injuries and was
transported to Memorial Medical Center.
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Three-vehicle crash with injuries -- A
crane struck the rear of a pickup truck that was stopped in
traffic on Illinois State Route 29 northbound, just south of
Cardinal Hill Road. The crane and pickup truck then struck an
Illinois Department of Transportation truck that was conducting
traffic control. The crane and pickup truck traveled into the
right ditch, with the crane coming to rest on top of the pickup
truck. A passenger in the pickup truck was transported to
Memorial Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Seven-vehicle
crash with injuries -- Five vehicles were stopped at the traffic
signal at the intersection of Illinois State Route 29 southbound
at Cardinal Hill Road. A truck tractor- trailer was unable to
stop and changed lanes to avoid the stopped vehicles. Another
semitrailer traveling behind the first tractor-trailer was
unable to stop and struck the stopped vehicles. This collision
pushed one vehicle underneath another vehicle and caused a chain
reaction in which all stopped vehicles collided. The initial
truck tractor also was struck by one of the stopped vehicles.
The vehicles came to rest in the roadway, including one vehicle
coming to rest on top of another vehicle. Three subjects were
transported to Memorial Medical Center with non-life-threatening
injuries.
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Property damage
crash -- A vehicle rear-ended another vehicle stopped in
traffic.
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Property damage crash -- A vehicle
rear-ended another vehicle stopped in traffic.
Poor visibility as a result of the fog contributed to these
crashes. In addition, motorists traveling at speeds too fast for the
conditions and not leaving safe and adequate following distances
also were significant contributing factors in each incident. The
Rochester Police Department, Secretary of State Police and Sangamon
County Sheriff's Department assisted with the crash investigations
and traffic control. The Illinois Department of Transportation also
assisted with traffic control, road closures and diverting traffic
around the incident area.
[Text from file received from Illinois
State Police District 9]
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