Illinois State Police District 11
Crash Release
Date: 12/23/10
Time: 05:19PM
Location: I-55/70 SOUTHBOUND, 800 FEET NORTH OF MILEPOST 1
County: St. Clair
Crash Number: 11-10-3633
Unit 1
Vehicle Description: BLACK 06 NISSAN ALTIMA
Driver Name: BLAKE B. HINDS
Gender: Male
Age: 24
City/State of Residence : BURLINGTON, IOWA
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: FATAL
Taken To: N/A
Unit 2
Vehicle Description: RED 05 VOLVO SEMI
Driver Name: EGGIE BIVINS
Gender: Male
Age: 53
City/State of Residence : PHOENIX, AZ.
Seatbelt use: UNK
Injuries: NONE
Taken To: n/a
Unit 3
Vehicle Description: SILVER 01 ISUZU TROOPER
Driver Name: ROBERT ROONEY
Gender: Male
Age: 65
City/State of Residence : KEYSTONE, SD.
Seatbelt use: UNK
Injuries: None
Taken To: n/a
Passenger 1
Unit #: 2
Name: MISTY SCHLICHT
Gender: FEMALE
Age: 30
City/State of Residence: PHOENIX, AZ
Seatbelt use: UNK
Injuries: NONE
Taken To: NA
Passenger 2
Unit #: 3
Name: PAULETTE ROONEY
Gender: FEMALE
Age: 63
City/State of Residence: KEYSTONE, SD.
Seatbelt use: UNK
Injuries: NONE
Taken To: N/A
Passenger 3
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Gender:
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City/State of Residence:
Seatbelt use:
Injuries:
Taken To: n/a
Narrative: ISP DISTRICT 11 RESPONDED TO A MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH ON I-55/70 SOUTHBOUND, 800 FEET NORTH OF MILEPOST 1 THAT OCCURRED AT 5:19PM. SEVERAL ISP TROOPERS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THREE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN CRASH. UNITS 1,2 AND 3 WERE ALL TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-55/70. UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING BEHIND UNIT 2 IN THE LEFT LANE. UNIT 3 WAS TRAVELING BEHIND UNIT 2 IN THE RIGHT LANE. FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, UNIT 1 STRUCK THE REAR TRAILER OF UNIT 2. UNIT 1 LOST CONTROL AND THEN STRUCK THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF UNIT 3.
THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY ST. CLAIR CORONER CURTIS SCHILDKNECHT.
THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 (BLAKE B. HINDS) WAS TRAVELING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO BURLINGTON , IOWA. HE WAS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND STATIONED AT CAMP LEJUNE, - JACKSONVILLE, NC.
* 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.
