ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
WHAT: Fatal Traffic Crash
WHERE: Forest Road at Kedron Road, Gallatin County
WHEN: Oct. 29, 2021 at approximately 9:25 p.m.
VEHICLE: Unit 1- 2005 White Dodge Stratus
DRIVER: Unit 1- Joseph Kopman, 61-year-old male from Elizabethtown, IL - Deceased
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling north on Forest Road just south of Kedron Road in Gallatin County. For unknown reasons, the driver of Unit 1 left the roadway to the right, striking a ditch embankment and rolling over. The driver of Unit 1 was pronounced deceased on scene by the Gallatin County Coroner. This crash remains under investigation and no further information is available at this time.