ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT  

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by

Illinois State Police District 12 

WHAT:                   Fatal Crash

WHERE:                 IL 33 1/2 mile south of Russellville   (Lawrence County)

WHEN:                   01/16/20, 5:54 PM         

VEHICLES:             UNIT 1 – White 1999 Buick Park Ave.

DRIVER:                 UNIT 1 – James C. Foreman, 64 of Lawrenceville (FATAL)

TRANSPORTS:      UNIT 1 – James C. Foreman transported by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN        

CHARGES:             None

PRELIMINARY:      Preliminary investigative details indicate that Unit 1 was traveling north on IL 33 1/2 mile south of Russellville. Unit 1 began to negotiate a left hand curve, ran off the right side of the roadway and overcorrected. Unit 1 then struck a tree with the rear of the vehicle. The driver was transported by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN where he was later pronounced deceased.

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