ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by
Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Personal Injury Crash
WHERE: On I-70 W/B MP137 (Near Martinsville, IL)
WHEN: 09/09/2019, 07:20 p.m.
VEHICLES: UNIT 1 – Blue 2016 Peterbilt truck tractor w/ van semi-trailer
UNIT 2 – White 2016 Freightliner truck tractor w/ van semi-trailer
UNIT 3 - White 2011 Freightliner truck tractor w/ van semi-trailer
UNIT 4 – White 2019 International truck tractor w/ van semi-trailer
DRIVER: UNIT 1- Danielia A. Kimball, 54, Mattoon, IL
UNIT 2 – Eldar Beganovic, 45, Saint Louis, MO
UNIT 3 – Kennedy Kiarie, 42, Cherry Valley, MA
UNIT 4 – Malcolm T. Smith, 28, Lithonia, GA
PASSENGERS: n/a
CHARGES: Unit 1 – Improper Lane Usage
TRANSPORTS: Unit 1 Driver was transported to Carle Hospital in Champaign, IL by helicopter. Unit 4 Driver was transported Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, IN.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate Unit 1 was traveling Westbound on I-70 at the location listed above. Unit 1 ran off of the roadway to the left, crossed the median, and side-swiped Unit 2 traveling Eastbound. Unit 2 overturned off the roadway to the right (south ditch/embankment) where it came to final rest facing Eastbound. Unit 1 overturned onto the pavement on the Eastbound side facing Northbound with the semi-trailer blocking all Eastbound Lanes. Unit 3 was traveling Eastbound, swerved to the left to avoid striking Unit 1, crossed the median, Unit 3’s semi-trailer struck the cab of Unit 1 and came to final rest on the Westbound median shoulder facing Eastbound. Unit 4 was traveling Eastbound, struck Unit 1’s semi-trailer, and came to final rest in the right Eastbound lane crashed against Unit 1’s trailer.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law