ISP INVESTIGATES FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 22
WHAT: Single Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash
WHERE: Interstate 57 at milepost 1, near Cairo, Alexander County
WHEN: October 25, 2022 at approximately 4:52 p.m.
VEHICLES: Unit 1 – 2023 Red Freightliner Truck-Tractor Semi-Trailer Combination
DRIVERS: Unit 1 – Dennis L. Davidson, 67-year-old male from Columbia, TN - Deceased.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on Interstate 57, negotiating the curve on the ramp at the exit at milepost 1. Unit 1 lost control and left the roadway to the left and overturned onto its driver’s side. The driver of Unit 1 was pronounced deceased on the scene. There is no further information available at this time.