ERVING TOWNSHIP - This is an Illinois State Police summary of a traffic crash with injuries in Ewing Township on March 25, 2021.
WHAT: Single Vehicle Traffic Crash with Injuries
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WHERE: Interstate 57 at Milepost 77 (Illinois Route 154), Ewing Township, Franklin County
WHEN: March 25, 2021 at 4:39 A.M.
VEHICLE: Unit 1 – Blue 2021 Chrysler Town & Country
DRIVER: Unit 1 – Aundreaa M. McElroy, a 26-year-old female from Belleview, FL – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
PASSENGERS: Unit 1 - Marshal C. Warner, a 27-year-old male from Belleview, FL – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Unit 1 – A six-year-old male from Belleview, FL – Airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries.
Unit 1 – A four-year-old male from Belleview, FL - Airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries.
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on Interstate 57 near Milepost 77 (Illinois Route 154) when the driver of Unit 1 lost control and struck the west guardrail. Unit 1 then traveled through the center median. Unit 1 passed through both northbound lanes and struck the bridge support head-on. Both children were airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries. The driver and front seat passenger were transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The ISP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit (TCRU) is continuing the investigation. No further information will be disseminated at this time.
CHARGES: The driver of Unit 1 was issued citations for Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid a Crash and for Failure to Properly Secure a Child.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
