Hiram Grau - Director
Date: 04/19/12
Time: 7:10 a.m.
Location: IL-156 eastbound @ Edge Water (near Hecker)
County: Monroe
Crash Number: 11-12-00830
Unit 1
Vehicle Description: 2003 Maroon Jeep Liberty
Driver Name: Katelyn R. Welker
Gender: Female
Age: 17
City/State of Residence : Waterloo, IL
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: Serious - not life threatening
Taken To: Cardinal Glennon Hospital by Arch Helicopter
Citation Issued: For Failure to Yield at a Stop Intersection
Unit 2
Vehicle Description: 2004 White International Straight Truck
Driver Name: Christopher M. Polk
Gender: Male
Age: 35
City/State of Residence : Waterloo, IL
Seatbelt use: No
Injuries: None
Citation Issued: For Failure to Wear Seatbelt
Passenger 1
Unit #: 1
Name: Collen M. Welker
Gender: Male
Age: 15
City/State of Residence: Waterloo, IL
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: Serious - not life threatening
Taken To: Cardinal Glennon Hospital by Arch Helicopter
Narrative:
UNIT 1 WAS STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF EDGEWATER DRIVE AND ILLINOIS
ROUTE 156.
UNIT 2 WAS EAST BOUND ON ILLINOIS ROUTE 156 AT THE EDGEWATER INTERSECTION
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.
DRIVER OF UNIT 2 STATED UNIT 1 PULLED ONTO ROUTE 156 ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A
LEFT TURN (WEST) FROM EDGEWATER DRIVE, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIS UNIT. UNIT
2 SWERVED TO THE LEFT IN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A CRASH, BUT UNIT 1 CONTINUED
INTO THE PATH OF UNIT 2.
UNIT 1 WAS PUSHED INTO A FIELD FROM THE IMPACT, AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD
TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE INTERSECTION FACING SOUTHEAST.
BOTH OCCUPANTS OF UNIT 1 SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. DRIVER OF UNIT 1 NEEDED
TO BE EXTRICATED FROM UNIT 1 BY THE HECKER FIRE DEPARTMENT. BOTH OCCUPANTS
OF UNIT 1 WERE AIRLIFTED BY ARCH HELICOPTER.
* 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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