ISP Traffic Crash
Unit 2 – William B. McLaren 65-year-old of West Frankfort. PRELIMINARY: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on Intersate-57 while Unit was traveling northbound in the same location. Unit 1 stated an unknown truck tractor semi-trailer cut him off causing him to enter the median and cross into the northbound lanes of Interstate-57. Unit 2 swerved to miss the vehicle but was unable to avoid Unit 1 striking the vehicle on the front passenger side. No injuries were reported. All lanes were reopened at approximately 4:15 p.m.
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