Peoria woman injured in incident on I-55 in Logan County

 

[July 13, 2020] 

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police,
District 09

WHAT:  Two Unit Vehicle Crash with Injury

WHERE: I-55 Southbound at Milepost 115, Logan County

WHEN: July 12, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

VEHICLE(s):
Unit 1- 2013 White Freightliner
Unit 2 – 2017 White Kia

DRIVER: Unit 1 – Clifton L. Cunningham, 41-year-old male of Florissant, MO

Unit 2- Sarah L. Lucas, 42-year-old female of Peoria, IL (Transported to an area hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries)

PASSENGER: Unit 2- Lon M. Lucas, 41-year-old-male of Peoria, IL

PRELIMINARY: A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on I-55 at the above location in the right lane. For unknown reasons, the rear passenger tire malfunctioned and came off the unit 1 vehicle. The tire traveled across all southbound lanes, crossed the center median and struck the driver’s side of the unit 2 vehicle which was traveling northbound in the left lane at the same location. The impact caused the unit 2 vehicle to travel left off the roadway, cross through the center median and all southbound lanes of traffic where it finally came to rest facing northbound on the left, southbound shoulder. The Unit 2 driver was transported to a local area hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

CHARGES: Pending investigation.

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

[ISP Public Information Office]