Holiday opens with deadly crash.Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD Springfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 105,227), state capital and seat of Sangamon co., central Ill., on the Sangamon River; settled 1818, inc. as a city 1840. - Police say alcohol may have been a contributing factor in a traffic accident on Highway 126 on Friday that killed one person and left three others, including an infant, with life-threatening injuries as the busy Memorial Day weekend got under way. A fifth motorist suffered a broken ankle in the four-vehicle, head-on crash, police said. A black Chrysler Concorde The Chrysler Concorde was a large four-door, full-size, front wheel drive sedan produced by Chrysler from 1993 to 2004. It replaced the Chrysler Fifth Avenue on the lineup. was being driven at a high rate of speed eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. on Highway 126 between Mohawk Boulevard and 42nd Street when the driver lost control, crossing the median and colliding with three westbound vehicles, Springfield Sgt. John King said. The driver of the Chrysler was pronounced dead at the scene. The injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. motorists were taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
A Ford Mustang For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see . The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact.[1] and a red convertible were among the four cars involved in the accident. "Two of the cars looked liked they'd been through a compactor," King said. The accident occurred at 7:23 p.m. as Springfield police and other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). began increased patrols for the Memorial Day holiday. The crash briefly closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 126 between Mohawk and 42nd. Later, eastbound traffic was reduced to one lane for several hours. Westbound traffic was detoured at 42nd Street to Marcola Road and back to the freeway at Mohawk Boulevard. Westbound lanes were expected to be closed for four to five hours as accident reconstruction specialists investigated the crash, King said. "Our preliminary investigation with witness statements indicates that excessive speed and the Chrysler's maneuvering through traffic caused the car to fish tail," King said. Investigators are requesting that anyone who may have seen the Chrysler before the time of the accident call Springfield police at 726-3714. CAPTION(S): Springfield police officer Rick Lewis gathers data at the scene of a fatal accident on Highway 126, three-fourths of a mile east of Mohawk Boulevard. |
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