Summit Township, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12:
WHAT:
- Single Vehicle Traffic Crash with Injuries
WHERE:
- East Fayette Road 1/8 mile east of 1100th Street, Summit Township
WHEN:
- November 18th at 4:10pm
VEHICLE:
- Unit 1 – White 2019 Ford Expedition Max Limited
DRIVER:
- Unit 1 – Lisa M. Lauritzen, 42, of Effingham
PASSENGER:
- Unnamed juvenile female, age 9, of Effingham
PRELIMINARY:
- Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling westbound on east Fayette. A deer ran onto the roadway and unit 1 attempted to avoid the deer. Unit 1 swerved to avoid the deer and left the roadway. Unit 1 struck the deer and an embankment. Unit 1 became airborne before landing on its side. Both the driver and the passenger were ejected from the vehicle. Unit 1 continued to roll and came to rest on its passenger side.
TRANSPORTS
- The driver of Unit 1 was taken to Carle Hospital in Champaign and the juvenile to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, both with incapacitating injuries.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
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