 Incident: Single-vehicle crash with injuriesLocation:
Illinois Route 121 southbound just east of Illinois Route 54
Date, time: Oct. 5, 12:30 p.m.
Individuals involved: Driver: William D. Hughes, 17-year-old
male, New Holland. Passengers: Curtis R. Moore, 30-year-old male,
New Holland; Jennifer L. Moore, 36-year-old female, New Holland;
6-year-old female, New Holland
Assisting agencies: Logan County Sheriff's Department, Latham
Police Department, Latham Fire Department, Mount Pulaski EMS, Logan
County Paramedics, Mount Pulaski Paramedics
Narrative:
William Hughes was driving an Audi passenger car southbound
on Illinois Route 121 in Logan County. As he approached 1750 Avenue,
his vehicle left the roadway and overturned. Hughes said the vehicle
went off the road to the right and slid in the gravel. He tried to
gain control of the vehicle but overcorrected his steering and drove
off the roadway to the left and entered the ditch. The vehicle drove
through the ditch and crashed into a concrete culvert. The Audi
overturned on its roof in a cornfield just north of the road.
Hughes and Curtis Moore refused medical treatment. Jennifer Moore
and the 6-year-old female were transported to Memorial Medical
Center
in Springfield with serious injuries.
[Text from file received from
Illinois State Police District 9] |
