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WHAT: Personal injury rollover traffic crash from
straight-line winds
WHERE: Interstate 155 northbound; north of mile post 4 (Logan
County)
WHEN: Nov. 17 at 11:53 a.m.
VEHICLES: Unit 1 – 2013 Freightliner truck tractor
DRIVER: Driver Unit 1 – Robert Lee Davis, 54-year-old male, Williard, Mo.
Passenger: Passenger Unit 1 – Walter Johnson, 57-year-old
male, Graff, Mo.
PRELIMINARY: Unit 1 (truck tractor semitrailer) was
traveling Interstate 155 northbound, north of mile post 4. A
flat-line wind pushed Unit 1
onto the shoulder, causing the trailer to overturn. The tractor
continued into the east ditch and overturned. The tractor and
trailer came to rest on its passenger side in the east ditch. The driver and
passenger of Unit 1 were transported to OSF Peoria via Lincoln/Logan
EMS for treatment of injuries that occurred from the crash. Davis had minor injuries and Johnson had serious,
but non-life-threatening injuries. RBC Towing removed the vehicle from the
scene. Interstate 155 had lane closures for approximately three hours.
CHARGES: No charges
[Text from file received from
Illinois State Police] |
