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ISP Traffic Crash Alert 08/06/2020

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police

District 10

 

WHAT:                 Three Unit Fatal Traffic Crash

 

WHERE:               Interstate 72 Eastbound at Milepost 150, Macon County

 

WHEN:                  August 5, 2020 at 9:14 p.m.

 

VEHICLE:            Unit 1- 2018 White International Truck Tractor Trailer Combination

 

                                Unit 2- 2016 White Volvo Truck Tractor Trailer Combination

                               

                                Unit 3- 2018 Yellow Ford

                                   

DRIVER:               Unit 1- Shawn Morrison, 42-year-old male of Springfield, IL (Transported to

                                 a local area hospital with serious injuries)

 

                                Unit 2- Andrii Shvabskyi, 27-year-old male of Macomb, MI (Transported to                  

                                 a local area hospital with injuries)

 

                                Unit 3- Erik Ervin, 32-year-old male of Decatur IL (Deceased)

 

PRELIMINARY:  A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred:  Unit 1 was traveling eastbound on Interstate 72 at milepost 150.  Unit 2 was broken down on the right shoulder of Interstate 72 eastbound at milepost 150 with safety/caution triangles in place.  Unit 3 was stopped on the right side of Unit 2.  Unit 1 struck Unit 2 in the rear.  After being struck, Unit 2 struck Unit 3.  The roadway was closed for approximately 9 hours during the traffic investigation; all lanes reopened at 6:35 a.m.

 

CHARGES:            Failed to Yield to a Stationary Vehicle (Move Over Law, Scott’s Law) and Failure to Reduce         

                                 Speed to Avoid an Accident. 

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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