ISP INVESTIGATES TRAFFIC CRASH

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12

WHAT:                      Single Vehicle Traffic Crash with Injuries

WHERE:                   Interstate 57 southbound at mile post 131, near Farina, IL, Marion County.

WHEN:                      May 15, 2021 at 7:28 a.m.

VEHICLE:                Unit 1 – 2017 Black Chevrolet Equinox

DRIVER:                   Unit 1 – Lakeisha S. Whitaker, a 40-year-old female from Maywood, IL –Transported via ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

PASSENGERS:         Unit 1 – 14-year-old female juvenile, 8-year-old female juvenile, and 3-months-old female juvenile, all from Maywood, IL –Transported via ambulance to an area hospital with minor injuries

PRELIMINARY:      Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on Interstate 57 at mile post 131 near Farina, in Marion County.  Unit 1 swerved to avoid a large piece of tire debris in the roadway. Unit 1 struck the left ditch and came to rest in the center median.  The driver of Unit 1 was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The juvenile passengers of Unit 1 were transported by ambulance to an area hospital with minor injuries.  No further information will be disseminated at this time.