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 WHAT: Single Vehicle Fatal Accident - SUV / Travel trailer camper
WHERE: I55 southbound MP 84
WHEN: Wednesday, 08/10/2016, 1:49pm
VEHICLES:
Unit 1: Red 2001 Ford Excursion
In tow: White 2010 Sprinter Travel Trailer
DRIVERS:
Unit 1: David L. Marten, 45 y/o male – Lincoln
PASSENGERS:
Unit 1: Talona J. Marten, 38 y/o female – Lincoln
Child, 3 y/o – Lincoln
 PRELIMINARY: According to the preliminary traffic crash
investigation, the red Ford Excursion pulling a travel trailer
camper was southbound on I55 at MP 84. According to witnesses, the
vehicle, travelling in the middle lane lost control and left the
roadway to the right overturning and coming to rest on its top off
the roadway next to the frontage road. The driver and child
passenger were transported to Memorial Medical Center and treated
for non-life threatening injuries. The 38 y/o female passenger had
to be extricated from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at
Memorial Medical Center.
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TRANSPORTS: Chatham Fire and EMS to Memorial Medical Center
SEATBELTS: Yes
CHARGES: Pending crash investigation
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
[John Griffin, Illinois State Police]
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