ISP INVESTIGATES TRAFFIC CRASH
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Two Vehicle Personal Injury Traffic Crash
WHERE: Bilek Road just south of Hicks Rd, Marion County
WHEN: Sept. 28, 2021 at approximately 4:46 p.m.
VEHICLES: Unit 1 – 2015 Red Jeep Grand Cherokee
Unit 2 – 2018 Gray Ford Utility
DRIVERS: Unit 1 – Lisa J. Miller, 58-year-old female from Alma, IL – Transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Unit 2 – Shaun M. Huerta, 28-year-old male from Alma, IL – Transported to an area hospital non-life threatening with injuries.
PASSENGERS: Unit 2 – Debra L. Huerta, 56-year-old female from Lisle, IL – Transported to an area hospital non-life threatening with injuries.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on Bilek Road just south of Hicks Road in Marion County. Unit 2 was traveling southbound on Bilek Road at the same location. For an unknown reason Unit 1 crossed the center of the roadway and drove on the wrong side into the path of Unit 2. Unit 1 struck Unit 2 causing Unit 1 to overturned.
CHARGES: The driver of Unit 1 was issued a citation for Driving on the Wrong Side of the Roadway.
The public is reminded that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.