ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
Hiram Grau - Director
Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Alert
Date: 07/04/2012
Time: 09:22 a.m.
Location: US Rt. 50 W/B 0.1 mile west of Linden Grove Rd.
County: Clinton
Crash Number: 11-12-01465
Unit 1
Vehicle Description: 2005 Honda VTX1300 Motorcycle
Driver Name: Zephanie L. Smith
Gender: Female
Age: 40
City/State of Residence : East St. Louis, IL
Seatbelt use: No Helmet
Injuries: Serious
Taken To: St. Louis University Hospital / Arch Medi-Vac
Unit 2
Vehicle Description: 2007 Harley-Davidson Road King
Driver Name: Kenneth R. Leverette
Gender: Male
Age: 50
City/State of Residence : O'Fallon, IL
Seatbelt use: No Helmet
Injuries: Serious/not life threatening
Taken To: St. Joseph's Hospital - Breese / Sugar Creek
Ambulance
Unit 3
Vehicle Description: 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe
Driver Name: Donald R. Brawley
Gender: Male
Age: 59
City/State of Residence : Vincennes, IN
Seatbelt use: Yes
Injuries: None
Narrative:
UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 WERE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON US 50, 0.10 MILES WEST OF
LINDEN GROVE ROAD. UNIT 3 WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON US 50, APPROACHING
LINDEN GROVE ROAD. UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 CHANGED LANES TO THE EASTBOUND LANE,
AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER WESTBOUND VEHICLE ON THE LEFT. UNIT 2 WAS
DRIVING SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF UNIT 1. UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH
TIME TO SAFELY OVERTAKE THE OTHER WESTBOUND UNIT WITHOUT STRIKING UNIT 3
HEAD ON. UNIT 3 SWERVED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO AVOID A COLLISION
WITH UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2. UNIT 2 SLOWED IT'S SPEED. UNIT 1 WAS FOLLOWING
TOO CLOSE TO UNIT 2 AND WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE SPEED BEFORE STRIKING UNIT 2.
THE FRONT WHEEL AND LEFT FORK OF UNIT 1 STUCK THE REAR OF UNIT 2 ON THE
RIGHT SIDE. UNIT 1 SLID ON IT'S LEFT SIDE DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF THE
ROADWAY. UNIT 2 SLID DOWN ON ITS RIGHT SIDE MOMENTARILY, THEN BECAME
UPRIGHT. UNIT 2 CONTINUED WESTBOUND UPRIGHT ON BOTH WHEELS.
BOTH DRIVERS OF UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 WERE EJECTED SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL
IMPACT. UNIT 1 CAME TO REST IN THE EASTBOUND LANE, ON ITS LEFT SIDE. UNIT
2 CONTINUED TO TRAVEL WESTBOUND, DRIVERLESS. UNIT 2 DROVE OFF THE
EASTBOUND SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, AND OFF INTO A BEAN FIELD. UNIT 2 CAME TO
REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH UNIT 3 BY EITHER UNIT 1 OR
UNIT 2.
Citations Issued:
Unit 1 and Unit 2 drivers received citations for:
No Insurance.
Improper overtaking of vehicle.
Violation of classification (no motorcycle driver's license
classification).
* 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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