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Incident: Fatal crash Location: Interstate 55
southbound, Elkhart exit
Date, time: June 29, 8:15 p.m.
Person involved: 56-year-old male, Chicago
Assisting agencies: Logan County Sheriff’s Department, Logan
County Paramedic Association. Elkhart Fire Department.
Narrative: The male driver was southbound on Interstate 55 in
a black 2007 Dodge pickup. The driver was traveling in the left lane
when he drifted onto the east shoulder. He overcorrected, traveled
across the interstate and entered the ditch on the west side of
I-55. The vehicle rolled and came to final rest on its wheels,
facing south.
The driver was transported to St. John's Hospital in Springfield,
where he later died. The name is being withheld pending notification
of relatives.
The Logan County Sheriff's Department assisted Illinois State
Police.
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The public is reminded that all individuals are presumed innocent
until charges are proven in a court of law.
[Text from file received from Illinois
State Police District 9] |
