Hiram Grau - Director
Date: 08/21/11
Time: 12:58 p.m
Location: 7026 Illinois Route 140
County: Madison
Crash Number: 11-11-02264
Unit 1
Vehicle Description: 1999 Ford F-150 Pick Up Truck
Driver Name: Jennifer M. Yates
Gender: Female
Age: 61
City/State of Residence : Wood River, IL.
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: None
Taken To: n/a
Unit 2
Vehicle Description: 2008 Harley Davidson FLH Motorcycle
Driver Name: Egbert D. Hepler
Gender: Male
Age: 64
City/State of Residence : Ballwin, Mo.
Seatbelt use: n/a
Injuries: Critical
Taken To: St. Louis University Hospital- via Arch
Helicopter
Passenger 1
Unit #: 2
Name: Susan L. Wallace
Gender: Female
Age: 59
City/State of Residence: Galesburg, IL.
Seatbelt use: n/a
Injuries: Serious
Taken To: Alton Memorial Hospital via ambulance, then to Barnes Hospital
Passenger 2
Unit #: 1
Name: Keith D. Duff
Gender: Male
Age: 44
City/State of Residence: Roxana, IL.
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: None
Taken To: n/a
Passenger 3
Unit #: 1
Name:
Gender: Female
Age: 9
City/State of Residence: Roxana, IL.
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: None
Taken To: n/a
Narrative: Unit 1, the pick up truck, was traveling west on Illinois Route
140. Unit 2, the motorcycle, was traveling east on Illinois Route 140, and
was approaching Unit 1. Unit 1 turned left (south) into a private
residence at 7026 State Route 140 directly in front of Unit 2. Unit 2
struck Unit 1 in the passenger door, and ejected both occupants of Unit 2.
Both occupants of Unit 2 were wearing helmets. Driver of Unit 2, Hepler,
was critically injured, and was flown from the scene by Arch Helicopter to
St. Louis University Hospital. The rear passenger of Unit 2, Wallace, was
seriously injured, and was transported by ambulance from the scene to Alton
Memorial Hospital, and she was later transferred to Barnes Hospital. She
is in stable condition. The driver of Unit 1, Yates, and both passsengers
of Unit 1 were not injured in the crash.
Msgt. Brent Beltz #4588
Illinois State Police - District #11
* 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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