ILLINOIS STATE POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: One Unit Traffic Crash with Injury
WHERE: Interstate 57 northbound at milepost 138, Fayette County
WHEN: May 11, 2021 at 3:19 p.m.
VEHICLE: Unit 1 – Red 2012 Chevrolet Equinox
DRIVER: Unit 1 – Sherman O. Evans, a 75-year-old male from Gary, IN - Uninjured
PASSENGER: Unit 1 – Susan Evans, a 65-year-old female from Gary, IN – Transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on Interstate 57 at mile post 138 in Fayette County. The Unit 1 driver lost control, veered off the roadway and struck a tree in the right ditch. The Unit 1 passenger was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No further information will be disseminated at this time.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.