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Illinois State Police arrest
Pleasant Plains man for leaving the scene of a fatal pedestrian
crash on Interstate 72
[March 26, 2025]
NEW BERLIN – Illinois State Police (ISP)
Division of Criminal Investigation Major Crimes officers arrested
65-year-old Robert W. Butcher of Pleasant Plains, IL for Leaving the
Scene of a Fatal Traffic Crash (Class 1 Felony).
On March 22, 2025, an officer from the New Berlin Police Department
located a female pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle on
Interstate 72 near milepost 82.5 in New Berlin. ISP officers arrived
on scene and initiated their investigation. The pedestrian,
35-year-old Maysa Davis of New Berlin, IL, was transported to an
area hospital and declared deceased. The offending vehicle that
struck Davis left the scene before officers arrived. After an
extensive investigation, ISP special agents identified Butcher as
the driver of the offending vehicle.
On March 24, 2025, ISP officers arrested Butcher and he was
transported to the Sangamon County Jail. The investigation is
ongoing and there is no further information.
The charge is not evidence against
the defendant, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
[Text received from Illinois State
Police]
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Robert W. Butcher (M/65)
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