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Incidents: Weather-related incidents Location:
Sangamon and Logan counties
Date, time: Dec. 12, 7 a.m.-5:30
Assisting agencies: Illinois State Police District 9
Narrative:
Starting at 7 a.m. Sunday, Illinois State Police District 9
handled 159 incidents relating to icy roads and poor visibility. The
incidents included motorist assists and 42 crashes, primarily
located on Interstate 55 in Sangamon and Logan County.
A 20-vehicle pileup occurred at 11:48 a.m. on southbound I-55 at
milepost 113, approximately four miles north of the Williamsville
exit. During the pileup, the rear of a semitrailer caught fire. Due
to the proximity of other vehicles, an ambulance and three other
passenger cars were burned. Three people were transported to
Springfield Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The pileup was treated as one incident.
There were only minor injuries reported in the remaining 41
crashes.
Hazardous conditions remain in northern Logan County.
[Text from file received from Illinois
State Police District 9]
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