ISP DISTRICT 19 TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 19: WHAT: Personal Injury Traffic Crash WHERE: U.S. 45 and Interstate 64 Westbound On-ramp (Wayne County) WHEN: Wednesday, 07/02/14, at approximately 1:25 p.m. VEHICLES: Yellow 2013 Penske Truck DRIVERS: Robert L. Shurn, age 29, of Alton, Illinois PRELIMINARY: According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, the driver of the 2013 Penske truck, Robert L. Shurn, was southbound on U.S. 45 when he failed to negotiate his turn onto the westbound Interstate 64 on-ramp. The vehicle overturned and came to rest on the driver’s side of the truck. Shurn was transported from the crash scene by the Wayne County Ambulance Service to an area hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained in the crash. Shurn was wearing his seat belt. The truck received major damage and was removed from the scene by Rick’s Towing of Fairfield. ISP District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by the Wayne County Ambulance Service and Fairfield Rural Fire Department. An Illinois State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer (C.V.E.O.) also joined the traffic crash investigation. CHARGES: Shurn was cited for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and Operating in Violation of Driver’s License Restriction. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:58:32 +0000
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