ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by
Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Fatal Crash
WHERE: Clarksville Road at N. Cleone Road. (Clark County)
WHEN: 01/10/2020 at 6:19 a.m.
VEHICLES: UNIT 1 – Silver, 2005, Toyota, Avalon
UNIT 2 - Blue, 1994, Kenworth, Truck Tractor
DRIVER: UNIT 1 – Wade C. Schaefer, 32, Charleston, IL (FATAL)
UNIT 2 - Matthew Wayne Locker, 37, Knightstown, IN
TRANSPORTS: N/A
CHARGES: N/A
PRELIMINARY: Unit #1 was eastbound on Clarksville Road, just east of Cleone Road, in Clark County. Unit #2 was westbound, on Clarksville Road, at the same location. As Unit #1 met Unit #2, it crossed over into the westbound lane. Unit #1 then struck Unit #2 head on. The driver of Unit #1 was pronounced deceased at the scene.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law