ISP INVESTIGATES TRAFFIC CRASH WITH INJURY
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Single Unit Traffic Crash with Injury
WHERE: 600 Block of E. Chestnut Street, Louisville, Clay County
WHEN: April 9, 2021 at 9:13 p.m.
VEHICLES: Unit 1 – White 2011 Nissan Armada
DRIVERS: Unit 1 –Brock Metcalf, a 25-year-old male from Salem, IL – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling westbound in the area of the 600 block of E. Chestnut Street in Louisville. Unit 1 left the roadway on the north side and continued traveling west through several yards. Unit 1 struck a concrete post and then the embankment of a driveway. Unit 1 continued west, hitting a power line guy wire and then struck a tree. The driver of Unit 1 was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No further information will be disseminated at this time.
CHARGES: The driver of Unit 1 was cited for Driving Under the Influence – Alcohol, Driving While License Revoked, Transportation of Open Alcohol by Driver, and Improper Lane Usage.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.