ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
Date: 06/08/2011
Time: 01:59 pm
Location: St. Rose Rd eastbound at Baumann Rd
County: Clinton
Crash Number: 11-11-01621
Unit 1
Vehicle Description: 2007 Sterling Truck
Driver Name: Chad M. True
Gender: Male
Age: 36
City/State of Residence : Irvington, IL
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: Fatal
Taken To: N/A
Passenger 1
Unit #: 1
Name: Robert Marshall
Gender: Male
Age: 38
City/State of Residence: Centralia, IL.
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: Serious
Taken To: St. Louis University Hospital via ARCH
Unit 2
Vehicle Description: 1998 Freightliner
Driver Name: David G. Bien
Gender: Male
Age: 62
City/State of Residence : Belleville, IL.
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: Serious
Taken To: St. Joseph's Hospital-Highland
Narrative:
UNIT 2 WAS ST ROSE RD EASTBOUND AT BAUMANN RD. UNIT 2 WAS STOPPED WAITING TO TURN LEFT ONTO BAUMANN RD. UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND APPROACHING BAUMANN RD AND FOR UNKNOWN REASON FAILED TO STOP, STRIKING THE REAR OF UNIT 2. UNIT 2 WAS FORCED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. UNIT 1 CONTINUED EASTBOUND BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND OVERTURNED. UNIT 1 CAUGHT FIRE AND THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT. UNIT 1 PASSENGER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE ON IMPACT WITH UNIT 2. UNIT 1 PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN HIGHLAND BEFORE BEING ARCHED TO ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. UNIT 2 DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN HIGHLAND FOR TREATMENT.
* The public is reminded that criminal defendants are presumed innocent until the government is able to prove its charges in court beyond a reasonable doubt.
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