WHAT: Single vehicle personal injury crash
WHERE: I-55 Northbound at mile post # 124.5 (Logan County)
WHEN: Saturday, 08/15/2015, approximately 3:23 a.m.
VEHICLES: Maroon 2002 Toyota Camry
DRIVER: Theodore Dixon, 25 years old, St. Louis, Mo. (Not injured)
PASSENGERS:
1) Natalie Henderson, 25 year old, St. Louis, Mo. (Minor injuries)
2) 5 year old female juvenile, St. Louis, Mo. (Not injured)
3) 11 month old female juvenile, St. Louis, Mo. (Not injured)
PRELIMINARY: According to the preliminary traffic crash
investigation, the driver of the 2002 Toyota was traveling north on
Interstate 55 near mile post # 124.5. For unknown reasons, the
vehicle went off the right side of the roadway onto the shoulder,
striking a guardrail. The vehicle went back onto, and across, all
three lanes of the roadway and went off the left side of the roadway
striking another guardrail coming to final rest. The adult female
passenger was treated at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield for
non-life threatening injuries.
TRANSPORTS: Logan County Paramedic Ambulance Service
SEATBELTS: Seat belts / child restraints used by all occupants
CHARGES: The driver was cited for improper lane usage and operating
an uninsured vehicle.
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