ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police

District 12

WHAT:                      Single Unit Personal Injury Traffic Crash

WHERE:                   Illinois Route 121 at Industrial Drive, Cumberland County

WHEN:                      Nov. 26, 2020 at approximately 12:25 p.m.

VEHICLE:                Unit 1- 2007 Gray Pontiac

DRIVER:                   Unit 1- Timmy Utley, 54-year-old male of Toledo, IL (Transported to a local area hospital with injuries)

PRELIMINARY:      A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 121 at Industrial Drive.  Unit 1 left Illinois Route 121 to the west and struck a ditch. Unit 1 then overturned multiple times in a field west of Illinois Route 121.

CHARGES:               Unit 1 Driver was issued citations for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident, Improper Lane Usage and Driving While License Suspended.    

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