FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

11-28-17 Contact: Trooper Tracy Lillard

Tracy_Lillard@isp.state.il.us

217-867-2050 Ext. 209

ISP TRAFFIC FATAL CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 10:

WHAT: Rollover Fatal Traffic Crash

WHERE: I-72 Westbound at Milepost 179
WHEN: November 28, 2017 at 3:53 pm
DRIVER: Female, 17, Monticello, IL (Name not being released at this time.)
PASSENGER: Male, 20, Allerton, IL (Name not being released at this time.)
VEHICLE: Silver 2005 Scion
PRELIMINARY: Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Officers are
investigating a single vehicle rollover fatal crash on I-72 westbound at milepost 179. Preliminary
crash investigation shows the vehicle was eastbound on I-72 at milepost 179 when it left the
roadway, struck the eastbound guardrail at the Rising Road Overpass, crossed the center median,
crossed all westbound lanes, and then struck the westbound guardrail on the north side of the
shoulder. The collision with the guardrail caused the vehicle to roll over multiple times, ejecting
the male passenger and partially ejecting the female passenger. The driver and passenger of the
vehicle were transported to local hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle
succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. The passenger remains in critical condition.
I-72 westbound was closed for approximately four hours for the traffic crash reconstruction. The
crash is still under investigation.
SEATBELTS: It is presumed the driver and passenger were not wearing seatbelts.

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