ISP INVESTIGATES TRAFFIC CRASH WITH INJURIES
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 19
WHAT: Two Vehicle Traffic Crash with Injuries
WHERE: Raleigh Road, just west of Golf Course Road, Eldorado Township, Saline County.
WHEN: Sept. 30, 2021, at 9:40 a.m.
VEHICLES: Unit 1 – Bicycle
Unit 2 – Black 2019 Ford Escape
DRIVERS: Unit 1 – Roger R. Brown, 40-year-old male from Eldorado, IL – Airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries.
Unit 2 – Ashley A. Murphy, a 27-year-old female from Eldorado, IL – Refused medical attention.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling eastbound down the center line on Raleigh Road, near Golf Course Road, when he suddenly went into the center of the westbound lane and stopped. The rider of Unit 1 was standing in the roadway while straddling his bicycle. Unit 2 was westbound on Raleigh Road in the same area and when it struck Unit 1. The rider of Unit 1 was airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries. The driver of Unit 2 refused medical attention. No further information will be disseminated at this time.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.