In the city of Lincoln a woman was struck by a vehicle around
Pulaski and LaDue streets at approximately 8 p.m. She was
hospitalized in a Springfield hospital, with her condition unstated.
Lincoln Police Chief Stuart Erlenbush said that the incident is
under investigation but that there could be a release later today.
The other incident took place earlier on Interstate 55 near
Elkhart. A 911 call came just before 7 p.m. from a young child in a
car, saying that mom was attacking grandma and there was blood. The
vehicle was between I-55 mile markers 116 and 117. When rescuers
arrived, they found a woman lying on the side of the highway. There
was no car in sight. The Illinois State Police are investigating the
incident.
Local and state law enforcement, fire and rescue departments, and
paramedics were called to each of these incidents.
Details of these events are pending investigation and have not
been released yet.
[By
JAN YOUNGQUIST] |