ISP INVESTIGATES FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH  

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12 

WHAT:                      Fatal Traffic Crash

WHERE:                   Interstate 70 eastbound at Milepost 70, Fayette County.

WHEN:                      June 17, 2020 at 11:19 A.M.          

VEHICLES:              Unit 1 - Blue 2014 Toyota Rav 4

                                    Unit 2 - Black 2010 Ford Edge

DRIVERS:                 Unit 1 - Karen E. Condron, an 80 year old female from Effingham, IL – Pronounced deceased on scene by the Fayette County Coroner.

                                    Unit 2 - Travis J. Stroup, a 24 year old male from New Castle, IN – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

PASSENGER:           Unit 2 - Courtney D. Stroup, a 25 year old female from New Castle, IN – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

PRELIMINARY:      Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 at milepost 70. Witnesses stated that, for an unknown reason, unit 1 crossed the center median and continued driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70. Unit 1 struck unit 2 in a head-on collision. The driver of unit 1 was pronounced deceased on scene by the Fayette County Coroner. The driver and passenger of unit 2 were transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating the crash. No further information will be disseminated at this time.