ST. CLAIR COUNTY - Dakota M. Jensen, 26, from Mascoutah, was pronounced dead of a fatal accident at 3:25 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2021, on Interstate 64, eastbound at Rieder Road, Shiloh Valley Township.

Jensen's Chevrolet Trail Blazer overturned several times in the crash.

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The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 11:

WHAT: Single Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash

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WHERE: Interstate 64 eastbound at Rieder Road, Shiloh Valley Township, St Clair County

WHEN: April 2, 2021 at 3:25 A.M.

VEHICLE: Unit 1 – 1997 Chevrolet Trail Blazer

DRIVER: Unit 1 – Dakota M. Jensen, 26-year-old male from Mascoutah, IL – Pronounced deceased on scene.

PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling eastbound on Interstate 64 near Rieder Road. Unit 1 took the Rieder Road exit and left the roadway to the right. Unit 1 over-corrected and left the roadway to the left. Unit 1 overturned several times. The driver of Unit 1 was ejected from the vehicle. The driver and sole occupant of Unit 1 was pronounced deceased on scene. No further information will be disseminated at this time.

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