Mason Township, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12:
WHAT:
- Two Unit Traffic Crash with Injury
WHERE:
- 300th Avenue at 750th Street, Mason Township
WHEN:
- May 17 at 4:53pm
VEHICLE:
- Unit 1 – Red 1998 Chevy Truck
- Unit 2 – Blue 2005 Ford Truck
DRIVER:
- Unit 1 – Morris D. Wharton, age 80, of Mason
- Unit 2 – Mark E. Bushue, 57, of Altamont
PRELIMINARY:
- Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was at the intersection of 750th and 300th Streets, facing north. Unit 2 was travelling west on 300th Avenue. Unit 1 began travelling north through the intersection, failing to yield to oncoming traffic. Unit 1 struck Unit 2 in the intersection, causing the accident. Unit 1 continued into a ditch. Unit 2 continued past the ditch and landed in the field on the northwest corner. Unit 1 was uninjured. Unit 2 was transported to the hospital with non-incapacitating injuries.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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