ISP DISTRICT 19 TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 19:  
 
WHAT:   Personal Injury Traffic Crash

WHERE:    Interstate 64, eastbound, at approximately the 114½ Mile Post      (Wayne County) 
 
WHEN:   05/24/2018, at approximately 7:23 am

VEHICLES:   White, 2002, Toyota Tundra        

DRIVERS:   Lindsay L. Horton, age 29, of Paradise, Texas
 
PASSENGERS:  None
 
CAUSE:   Reportedly tired / asleep driver. 

TRANSPORTS:  Horton was transported from the crash scene via Air Evac to a regional hospital. 

ROAD CONDITIONS: Open  

PRELIMINARY:  According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, the driver of the 2002 Toyota Tundra, Lindsay L. Horton, was eastbound on Interstate 64 in rural Wayne County, when she reportedly fell asleep and left the south side of the roadway, overcorrected, and then lost control of the vehicle.  The vehicle overturned numerous times before coming to rest on all four tires.  Horton was transported from the crash scene by Air Evac to a regional hospital for injuries she sustained in the crash.  Horton’s pet, a Chocolate Labrador puppy, was injured and transported by the Fairfield Rural Fire Department to a local veterinarian. 

    ISP District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, Wayne County Ambulance Service, Fairfield Rural Fire Department, Air Evac, and Rick’s Towing Service.     

CHARGES:   None
 
 All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.