ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12

WHAT: Injury Crash

WHERE: Business 50 approximately 3/4 mile East of Lawrenceville

WHEN: 01/27/2019 @ 8:27 p.m.

VEHICLES: UNIT 1 - 2008 GMC Acadia

UNIT 2 – 2010 Ford Crown Victoria Police car

UNIT 3 – 2018 Ford Taurus Police Car

DRIVER: UNIT 1 - Erika Boger, 39, St. Francisville, IL

UNIT 2 - Officer Kody Waggoner, 32, Vincennes, IN

UNIT 3 - Officer Byron Middlecoat, 36, Sumner, IL

CHARGES: UNIT 1 – DUI, Scott’s Law, Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, Illegal transportation of alcohol by driver and texting while driving

TRANSPORTS: UNIT 2 – Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN

UNIT 3 - Lawrence Co Hospital, Lawrenceville, IL

PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate two Lawrenceville Police Officers were on a traffic stop and were returning to their police cars when the crash happened. The driver of Unit 1 was texting and ran off the road, striking the rear of Unit 2 (rear police car) that was parked on the right shoulder with its emergency lights activated. Unit 2 was forced into the rear of unit 3, the second police car that was also parked on the right shoulder with emergency lights activated. Unit 2 driver was outside of his squad car and was struck during the crash. The driver of Unit 3 was sitting in his patrol car when the crash occurred. The drivers of unit 2 and 3 were treated and released from the hospital.

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law