Illinois State Police District 11
Crash Release
*** PRELIMINARY INFORMATION***
*** CRASH IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED***
***CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED***
Date: 11/17/10
Time: 4:53 a.m.
Location: I-64 westbound .25 mile west of mile post 36 (near the Clinton Co./Washington Co. line)
County: Clinton
Crash Number: 11-10-03151
Unit 1
Vehicle Description: Blue 2010 Chevrolet Malibu
Driver Name: Robert Wayne Cesares
Gender: Male
Age: 39
City/State of Residence : Saint Louis, MO
Seatbelt use: Unknown
Injuries: Fatal
Taken To: Memorial Hospital - Belleville
Unit 2
Vehicle Description: 2009 International
Driver Name: Jessica M. Williams
Gender: Female
Age: 29
City/State of Residence : Old Town, FL
Seatbelt use: Unknown
Injuries: Fatal
Passenger 1
Unit #: 2
Name: Lucas P. Williams
Gender: Male
Age: 29
City/State of Residence: Old Town, FL
Seatbelt use: Unknown
Injuries: Serious
Taken To: St. John's Mercy
Narrative:
Unit one, a Chevrolet Malibu, was traveling eastbound on I-64 in the westbound lanes of traffic. Unit two, a truck-tractor semi-trailer, was westbound on I-64 Unit two tried to avoid unit one and was unable to do so. Unit one crashed, head-on, into unit two. Unit two exited the roadway, when down an embankment, and caught on fire. Driver of unit two was trapped inside the vehicle and died due to the fire. The passenger of unit two was transported to St. John's Mercy with severe burns. The driver of unit one was transported to Belleville Memorial Hospital and later died from injuries obtained from the crash. The male and female inside unit two were husband and wife.
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