ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police

District 19

WHAT:                      Single Vehicle Personal Injury Traffic Crash

WHERE:                   Interstate 64 Westbound Milepost 108, Wayne County

WHEN:                      Dec. 14, 2020 at approximately 8:12 p.m.

VEHICLE:                Unit 1- 2021 Freightliner Truck Tractor Semi Trailer Combination

DRIVER:                   Unit 1- Brian Pillow, 57-year-old male from Carlyle, IL – Flown to a Regional Hospital with life-threatening injuries

PRELIMINARY:       A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred:  Unit 1 was traveling west on Interstate 64 near milepost 108 in Wayne County. Unit 1 suffered a blow out of the driver side steer tire. The driver of Unit 1 lost control and left the roadway to the left, entering the median and striking a group of trees. The driver of Unit 1 was flown to a Regional Hospital with life threatening injuries.