ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police

District 12 

WHAT:                      Two Vehicle Personal Injury Crash

WHERE:                   US 50 at 1500 East, Richland County

WHEN:                      June 23, 2020 at 1:21p.m.

VEHICLES:              Unit 1- 2014 Blue Toyota Prius

                                    Unit 2- 2015 White Truck Tractor Semi-Trailer Combination

DRIVERS:                 Unit 1- Tyler Tennyson, 27 year old male from Robinson, IL - airlifted to a regional hospital with life threatening injuries

                                    Unit 2- Tony Biagi, 63 year old male from Centralia, IL - uninjured

PRELIMINARY:      A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Units 1 and 2 were both traveling East on US 50 near 1500 East in Richland, County. The driver of Unit 2 began slowing in traffic to make a right hand turn. The driver of Unit 1 failed to reduce speed and drove into the back of Unit 2.  Unit 1 driver was airlifted to a regional hospital with life threatening injuries. Unit 2 driver was uninjured. The roadway was closed for approximately 30 minutes during the crash investigation.

CHARGES:               Unit 1 driver was cited for Operating a Vehicle with a Suspended Driver’s License and for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident.

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