ISP TRAFFIC CRASH RELEASE
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by
Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Two Unit Traffic Crash with Injury
WHERE: US Route 45 at Finch Lane, Clay County
WHEN: Sept. 27, 2020 at approximately 2:51 p.m.
VEHICLES: UNIT 1 – Gray 2000 Pontiac
UNIT 2 – Black 2006 Toyota
DRIVER: UNIT 1 – Kloey Caldwell, 18-year-old female of Edgewood, Illinois (airlifted to area hospital with serious injuries)
UNIT 2 - Charity Beachy, 43-year-old female of Flora, Illinois (airlifted to area hospital with serious injuries)
PASSENGERS: UNIT 2 – 7-year-old female of Flora, Illinois (airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries)
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on US Route 45 near Finch Lane in Clay County. Unit 2 was traveling northbound on US 45 at the same location. Unit 1 failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the center line drove into the lane of Unit 2 and struck the Unit 2 vehicle head on.
CHARGES: Pending Investigation
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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