Indiana Trucker Injured In I-70 Crash
ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by
Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Single Vehicle Personal Injury Traffic Crash
WHERE: Interstate 70 westbound near milepost 154.5, Clark County
WHEN: Dec. 1, 2021 at approximately 10:35 a.m.
VEHICLE: Unit 1- 2020 White Freightliner Truck-Tractor Semi-Trailer
DRIVER: Unit 1- Jaspreet Singh, 34-year-old make from Greenwood, IN – 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 Interstate 70 near milepost 154.5 in Clark County. The driver of Unit 1 lost control and ran off the road to the right and struck a ditch embankment. Unit 1 came to rest in the right ditch. The driver of Unit 1 was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
CHARGES: Unit 1 driver was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and Operating an Uninsured Vehicle.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.