ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by
Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Personal Injury Accident
WHERE: I-57 northbound Mile Post 152 (7 miles south of Effingham)
WHEN: 04/17/2019, 07:23 a.m.
VEHICLES: UNIT 1- White 08 Honda
UNIT 2 – Silver 08 Chevrolet
DRIVER: UNIT 1- 16 year old female, of St. Louis, MO
UNIT 2- Marian E. Fulk, 60, of Farina, IL
PASSENGERS: UNIT 1- NONE
CHARGES: UNIT 1 – Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident
TRANSPORTS: UNIT 1 –St. Anthony
UNIT 2 – St. Anthony
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate Unit 1 was traveling northbound on I-57 at mile post 152 in Effingham County. Unit 2 was traveling in the same direction when it merged into the left lane to avoid IDOT work crews and reduced speed. Unit 1 failed to slow down and struck Unit 2 in the rear. Both drivers were transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Effingham.
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All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law