Side By Side/Deer Crash Claims Life Of 35 Year Old

ISP FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

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

WHAT:                      Single Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash

WHERE:                   600th Street at 400th Avenue, Fayette County

WHEN:                      May 31, 2022 at approximately 6:30 a.m.

VEHICLE:                Unit 1- Multi-Colored Polaris Ranger XP 1000

           

DRIVER:                   Unit 1- Ryan A. Tune, 35-year-old male from Patoka, IL – Deceased

PRELIMINARY:      A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on 600th Street at 400th Avenue.  Unit 1 struck a deer in the roadway causing Unit 1 to leave the roadway. Unit 1 driver was ejected from the vehicle and succumbed to injuries caused by the crash.  Unit 1 power unit continued southbound into a tree line where it was later discovered.