ISP DISTRICT 19 TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 19:
WHAT: Fatal Traffic Crash
WHERE: Interstate 64, approximately at the 93 ½ Mile Post (Wayne County)
WHEN: 04/04/2018, at approximately 1:33 pm
VEHICLES: Black, 2012, Nissan Xterra
DRIVERS: Thomas E. Shull, Age 64, of St. Charles, Missouri (Deceased)
PASSENGERS: None CAUSE: Remains under investigation.
TRANSPORTS: None
ROAD CONDITIONS: Open
PRELIMINARY: According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, the driver of the 2012 Nissan Xterra, Thomas E. Shull, was eastbound on Interstate 64 in rural Wayne County, when for unknown reasons he left the roadway at approximately the 93 ½ Mile Post. He proceeded to drive through the south ditch, across Wayne County Road 70 North, before striking a group of trees.
Shull was pronounced deceased at the scene of the traffic crash by the Wayne County Coroner’s Office. ISP District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, Wayne County Coroner’s Office, Wayne City Fire and Ambulance Service, and Rick’s Towing Service
