Hiram Grau - Director
Date: 02/14/12
Time: 9:41 p.m.
Location: IL 159 southbound at LL Road (Just north of Red
Bud)
County: Monroe
Crash Number: 11-12-00386
Unit 1
Vehicle Description: 2001 Ford Taurus
Driver Name: Curtis L. Owen
Gender: Male
Age: 24
City/State of Residence : Red Bud, Illinois
Seatbelt use: No
Injuries: Fatal
Passenger 1
Unit #: 1
Name: John T. Macklin
Gender: Male
Age: 28
City/State of Residence: Rud Bud, Illinois
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: Fatal
Passenger 2
Unit #: 1
Name: Mark A. Marlow
Gender: Male
Age: 21
City/State of Residence: Waterloo, Illinois
Seatbelt use: No
Injuries: Serious
Taken To: Red Bud Regional Hospital via Med Star Ambulance
Passenger 3
Unit #: 1
Name: Tress T. Korves
Gender: Female
Age: 20
City/State of Residence: Belleville, Illinois
Seatbelt use: Unknown
Injuries: Serious
Taken To: St. Louis University Hospital via Arch Medi-Vac
Narrative:
The driver of unit 1 was traveling southbound on Illinois 159 approximately
1.3 miles south of LL Road. Witnesses stated that the driver of unit one
was traveling at a high rate of speed. Unit 1 veered off the roadway to
the right (west) and the front of the vehicle struck a utility pole. The
driver's side of unit one then impacted a tree. The crash is still under
investigation.
* 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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