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:                   Interstate 70 eastbound at Milepost 115, Greenup, Cumberland County.

WHEN:                      April 22, 2021 at 2:52 a.m.

VEHICLE:                Unit 1 – Yellow 2016 Ford F-350 Service Truck

DRIVER:                   Unit 1 – Joshua A. Devull, a 35-year-old male from Casey, 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 eastbound on Interstate 70 at Milepost 115, in the right lane.  The driver of Unit 1 fell asleep and drifted off of the roadway to the left, into the median.  Unit 1 struck several yellow crash barrels in the median prior to stopping inches from a concrete bridge support column.  The driver of Unit 1 was transported 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 Improper Lane Usage and Failure to Wear a Seatbelt.

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