ISP INVESTIGATES TRAFFIC CRASH WITH INJURIES

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 19

WHAT:                      Single Vehicle Traffic Crash with Injuries

WHERE:                   County Highway 1, just north of County Road 1975 E, Wayne County

WHEN:                      Oct. 22, 2021 at approximately 1:30 p.m.

VEHICLE:                Unit 1 – Red 2008 Dodge truck hauling a trailer

DRIVER:                   Unit 1 – Gregory D. Bergfeld, a 46-year-old male from Teutopolis, IL - Airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries.

PASSENGER:           Unit 1 – Zachery T. Lindsey, a 23-year-old male from Effingham, IL – Airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries.

PRELIMINARY:      Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on Wayne County Highway 1, just north of Wayne County Road 1975 East.  The driver of Unit 1 lost control and went off of the roadway to the right.  Unit 1 and the trailer it was hauling jackknifed.  Unit 1 became separated from the trailer and overturned.  Unit 1 came to rest on its roof.  Both the driver and the passenger were airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries. No further information will be disseminated at this time.

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