Wrong-way driver Jeremiah D. Smith, 32, killed in collision with commercial truck on Interstate 55 near Elkhart, Illinois
Modified Date:
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 8:17amAccident Date:
Thursday, February 2, 2017Wrong-way driver dies in crash on I-55 near Elkhart
Police said the Springfield man, whose name hasn't yet been released, was driving a 2001 Ford truck southbound in the northbound lanes at a high rate of speed when it hit the tractor-trailer head on.
Wrong-way driver dies in crash on I-55 near Elkhart
Police said Smith was driving a 2001 Ford truck southbound in the northbound lanes at a high rate of speed when it hit the tractor-trailer head-on.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Wrong-way CrashPeople Involved:
Jeremiah D. Smith
Roadway:
Interstate 55City:
Elkhart, ILCounty:
Logan County, IL
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