Champaign County, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by the Illinois State Police District 10:
WHAT:
- Single Vehicle Personal Injury Traffic Crash
WHERE:
- Interstate 57 northbound at milepost 234, near Champaign, Champaign County
WHEN:
- April 9, 2022 at approximately 6:31 a.m.
VEHICLE:
- Unit 1- Black 1997 Chevrolet S10 Truck
DRIVER:
- Unit 1- Nicholas E. Myers, 32-year-old male from West Salem, IL – Transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
PRELIMINARY:
- A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on Interstate 57 at milepost 234, near Champaign, Champaign County. The driver of Unit 1 lost control of his vehicle due to ice on the roadway. Unit 1 left the roadway to the right and struck the face of a guardrail. Unit 1 then overturned and came to rest in the roadway. The driver of Unit 1 was transported to an area hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. One northbound lane of Interstate 57 was closed for approximately 1.5 hours. The northbound lane was opened at approximately 8:05 a.m.
CHARGES:
- Unit 1 driver was issued a citation for Driving Too Fast for Conditions.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
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