Chicago man dies after crash in Mount Pulaski

 

[June 21, 2020] 

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 9

WHAT: Single Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash

WHERE: 200 E McDonald Street Mt. Pulaski, IL (Logan County)

WHEN: Saturday, June 20, 2020, 4:58 a.m.

VEHICLE: Unit 1: 2020 Jeep Wrangler

DRIVER: Unit 1: Todd Walter 29-year-old male of Chicago, IL (Deceased)

PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigation indicates Unit 1 fled from a traffic stop with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office. Unit one failed to make a turn and crashed into a building, hitting a parked semi. The driver of Unit 1 was entrapped in the vehicle, extricated by the fire department and transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The traffic crash investigation is open and ongoing.

[ISP Public Information Office]