Summit Township, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by the Effingham Police Department:
WHAT:
- Two Vehicle Personal Injury Traffic Crash
WHERE:
- IL Highway 33 @ 1/10 mile west of 1700th Avenue, Summit Township
WHEN:
- January 12th at 6:10am
VEHICLE:
- Unit 1– Silver 2009 Toyota
- Unit 2- Blue 2017 Nissan
DRIVER:
- Unit 1 – Brian Stirrett, 49, of Shelbyville – Taken to HSHS St. Anthony’s with incapacitating injuries
- Unit 2 – Marlene Perkins, 32, of Herrick – Taken to HSHS St. Anthony’s with non-incapacitating injuries
PRELIMINARY:
- A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 and 2 were traveling eastbound on IL Highway 33, west of 1700th Avenue. Unit 1 passed Unit 2 and re-entered the eastbound lane of traffic too soon. Unit 1 struck Unit 2, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway to the right. Both units struck a culvert in a ditch and went across an access road. Unit 1 came to rest upright in the south ditch. Unit 2 went back across the highway before leaving the road to the north. Unit 2 came to rest in a field on the north side of the highway.
CHARGES:
- None
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
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