Vehicle versus pedestrian incident in Lincoln results in one fatality Monday

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[March 03, 2020] 

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

WHAT: Truck Tractor Semi Trailer vs. Pedestrian fatal traffic crash

WHERE: Old Route 66, in front of Lincoln Hospital, Lincoln, Illinois

WHEN: Monday, March 2, 2020 at approximately 12:30 p.m.

VEHICLES: Unit #1: Pedestrian
Unit #2: 2007 Freightliner Truck Tractor Semi-Trailer


DRIVERS:
Unit #1: Pedestrian, (Deceased), Next of Kin Notification Pending
Unit #2: Male (60) Amarillo, Texas

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PRELIMINARY:

On March 2, 2020, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a pedestrian was fatally struck by a truck tractor semi-trailer while crossing old Route 66, in front of Lincoln Hospital, Lincoln, Illinois. Illinois State Police (ISP) District 9, along with ISP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene at the request of the Lincoln Police Department. The incident remains under investigation. The name of the deceased pedestrian is being withheld pending next of kin notification.


All persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

[Captain J.W. Price
Illinois State Police
District 9 Commander]

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