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Wisconsin man killed in highway crash

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[October 16, 2010]  SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois State Police District 9 released a report on a three-vehicle accident with a fatality Friday afternoon on Interstate 55 in Logan County:

InsuranceIncident: Multi-vehicle fatal crash -- interstate closure

Location: Interstate 55 northbound at milepost 132.5, Logan County

Date, time: Oct. 15, 3:22 p.m.

Vehicles and individuals involved:

  • Unit 1 -- 2002 BMW, white

    • Unit 1 driver -- Harry S. Brody, 35, Buffalo Grove; non-life-threatening injuries

  • Unit 2 -- 2007 Jeep Commander, black, pulling a U-Haul trailer with an antique vehicle

    • Unit 2 driver -- Dale J. Anhalt, 68, Lake Hills, Wis.; pronounced dead at the scene

    • Unit 2 passenger -- Dennis E. Busche, 61, Lake Hills, Wis.; non-life-threatening injuries

  • Unit 3 -- 2003 Dodge pickup, silver

    • Unit 3 driver -- Timothy J. Kirk, 29, Bloomington; not injured

Assisting agencies: Illinois State Police District 9, Secretary of State Police, Illinois Department of Transportation, Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District, Lincoln Fire Department, Lincoln/Logan EMS, Illinois State Police Air Operations

Narrative:

Unit 1 was traveling southbound on I-55 near milepost 132.5 in Logan County. Unit 2 was traveling northbound in the right lane of I-55. Unit 3 was traveling northbound in the left lane, preparing to pass Unit 2.

Unit 1 drove off the left side of the roadway and into the center median. Unit 1 continued through the median and into the northbound lanes. Unit 1 struck Units 2 and 3. Units 2 and 3 skidded off the right side of the roadway into the right ditch and caught fire.

The Unit 2 driver, Anhalt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Unit 1 driver, Brody, and Unit 2 passenger, Busche, were transported to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield with non-life-threatening injuries. The Unit 3 driver, Kirk, was not injured.

The Unit 1 driver, Brody, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and improper lane usage -- violated median.

Northbound I-55 was closed and traffic was rerouted onto I-155 to Illinois Route 136 eastbound and back to I-55 northbound. Northbound I-55 was reopened to traffic at 7:46 p.m.

[Text from file received from llinois State Police District 9]

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Coroner's report

LINCOLN -- Logan County Coroner Robert Thomas has announced that Dale J. Anhalt, 68, of Lake Mills, Jefferson County, Wis., was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m. Friday at a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 55 between the 130 and 131 mile markers.

The cause of death is under investigation. The Illinois State Police agency is handling the investigation.

Dr. John Ralston, a certified pathologist, will perform the autopsy Saturday in Springfield. The preliminary findings may not be released due to the investigation..

Claussen Funeral Home in Wisconsin is handling the funeral arrangements.

[Text from file received from the Logan County coroner's office]


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