ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by
Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Injury Crash
WHERE: I-70 Eastbound Milepost 61, Vandalia
WHEN: 11/20/2019, 9:45 PM
VEHICLES: UNIT 1 – White 2016 Freightliner Truck Tractor Semi-Trailer Combination
UNIT 2 - White 2020 Peterbilt Truck Tractor (Bobtail)
DRIVER: UNIT 1 – Antonio Mason, age 37, St. Louis, MO
UNIT 2- Jose Rodea, age 48, McAllen, TX
TRANSPORTS: UNIT 2 – Transported by ambulance to Fayette County Hospital
CHARGES: UNIT 1 - Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate unit 2 was traveling Eastbound on Interstate 70 in the right lane while slowing down to take exit 61 in Vandalia. Unit 1 was directly behind unit 2. Unit 1 failed to reduce speed and rear ended unit 2.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law