ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Personal Injury Crash
WHERE: US 50 at Underpass Rd (5 miles east of Iuka, Marion County)
WHEN: 5:45 PM 12/21/18
VEHICLES: Unit #1 – 2016 Ford Escape
Unit #2 – 2018 Toyota Highlander
DRIVERS: Unit #1 - Oral Deckard, age 64, of Terre Haute, IN
Unit #2- Michelle Linder , age 52, of Iuka, IL
CHARGES: Unit 1 – Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident
TRANSPORTS: Unit #1 - Driver was transported to Salem Township Hospital by United Medical Response.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate Unit 1 was following Unit 2 westbound on US 50 near Underpass Rd. Unit 2 was yielding to traffic to make a left turn. Unit 1 did not slow down in time and rear ended Unit 2. Unit 1 driver was transported to Salem Township Hospital with minor injuries.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
