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Incidents: Traffic crashes Location: Old U.S. Route
66 at Atlanta in northern Logan County
Date, time:
Assisting agencies: Illinois State Police, Logan County
Sheriff’s Department, Atlanta Fire and Rescue, Logan County
Paramedics, Lincoln Fire Department and Lincoln Rural Fire
Individuals involved:
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Crash 1 -- Unit 1,
male driver
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Crash 2 -- Unit 1, male driver; Unit 2,
female driver
Narrative: The Illinois State Police responded to two
separate traffic crashes on Old U.S. Route 66 near Atlanta.
Crash 1 -- Unit 1 was traveling Old Route 66 northbound at 2500th
Avenue, south of Atlanta. Unit 1 lost control on wet pavement and
started to skid. The driver overcorrected and drove off the right
side of the road, striking the side of a utility pole. The vehicle
then skidded across both lanes of traffic, driving into a creek on
the west side of Old Route 66, down a 15-foot embankment. Lincoln
Fire Department, Atlanta Fire and Rescue, and Logan County
Paramedics used rappelling gear to lift the driver to safety due to
the steep embankment. The driver refused any further medical
treatment and received a citation for driving too fast for
conditions.
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Crash 2 -- Unit 1 was stopped at the stop sign on 2400th Street
westbound at Old Route 66. Unit 2 was traveling Old Route 66
southbound. The driver of Unit 1 proceeded from the stop sign and
failed to yield to the oncoming vehicle. Unit 1 struck Unit 2 in the
side. The driver of Unit 2 was transported to a local hospital with
non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of Unit 1 received a
citation for failure to yield at an intersection.
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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 report from Illinois
State Police District 9]
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