ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT  

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police

District 12 

WHAT:                      Single Vehicle Fatality Traffic Crash

WHERE:                   West Main Street ¼ mile West of County Road 600 East, Fayette County

WHEN:                      Aug. 09, 2020 at 1:07 p.m.         

VEHICLE:                Unit 1- 2000 Brown Ford Contour

DRIVER:                   Unit 1- Burl Prater, 75 year old male from Vandalia, IL – Deceased

PASSENGER:           Unit 1- Patricia Bales, 52 year old female from Vandalia, IL – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries

PRELIMINARY:      A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling west on Main Street approximately ¼ mile west of County Road 600 east in Fayette County. For unknown reasons, the driver left the road to the right, overturned and came to rest in a creek bed. The driver of Unit 1 was pronounced deceased on scene by the Fayette County Coroner. The passenger of Unit 1 was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.