ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: 2 Car Personal Injury Crash
WHERE: Rt 40 Westbound ¾ mile east of Fayette County Rd 1125 E, Bluff City
WHEN: 5:37 PM 12/04/2017
VEHICLES: Unit #1 – White 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe
Unit #2 – Black 2012 Dodge Caravan
OCCUPANTS: Unit #1 Driver – Danny spencer Hurrenn, 40, Vandalia IL
Unit #2 Driver - Richard W. Matlock, 50, Effingham IL
PASSENGERS: Unit #1 – Beth A. Stroup, 33, Vandalia IL
CHARGES: Driver Unit #1 – Failure to Reduce Speed To Avoid an Accident
TRANSPORTS: Driver Unit #2 was transported by Rural Med to Fayette County Hospital
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigation shows that Unit 1 was traveling westbound on Rt 40 behind unit #2. Unit #2 had his flashers on and a oscillating amber light on top of his his vehicle. Unit #2 had stopped to deliver mail and was just starting to merge back into traffic at a slow speed when the front passenger side of unit #1 struck the rear driver side of unit #2.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
