According to the Illinois State Police a double fatal traffic crash happened yesterday,Saturday evening December 2nd, in Effingham County. Preliminary details indicate a 1996 Oldsmobile was traveling on I-57 in Effingham County southbound in the northbound traffic lanes (wrong direction) when crashing into a 2015 Freightliner and it’s trailer. Unit 1 was struck on the front end/driver’s side of the car by Unit 2 which had overturned into the guardrail due to being struck. Both Drivers had to be extracted from their vehicles where driver of Unit 2 was pronounced deceased on the scene. Driver of Unit 1 was flown to Carle, but was pronounced deceased due to injuries.
Double Fatality Crash In Effingham County
Dec 3, 2017 | 9:53 AM