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: County Road 300N eastbound, just west of County Road 1000E, Clay County.
WHEN: May 6, 2021, 2021 at 4:05 p.m.
VEHICLE: Unit 1 – Bronze 2000 Ford Explorer
DRIVER: Unit 1 – Kristan Olden, a 27-year-old female from Flora, IL –Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
PASSENGERS: Unit 1 – A 2-year-old female from Flora, IL – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital to be examined, but was uninjured.
Unit 1 – A seven-month-old male from Flora, IL – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital to be examined, but was uninjured.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling east on County Road 300 North, just west of County Road 1000 East. For an unknown reason, Unit 1 left the roadway to the left and entered the ditch. Unit 1 struck the ditch embankment and overturned. Unit 1 also struck a utility pole before coming to rest on its tires. Unit 1 driver was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Unit 1 passengers were transported by ambulance to an area hospital to be examined, but were uninjured. No further information will be disseminated at this time.
CHARGES: The driver of Unit 1 was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid a Crash and Improper Lane Usage.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.