Child, 2, killed, and Shatroy Williams, 31, injured in rear-end collision with semi truck on Interstate 57 near Ullin, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Thu, 02/23/2017 - 9:04am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Toddler killed in Pulaski County crash

Illinois State Police officials tell News 3 that a semi-truck driven by Garcia Purcella,46, of Texas, was following a van in the northbound lanes of Interstate 57 near Ullin.

The semi crashed into the rear of the van around 6:58.

Two-year-old child killed in overnight crash

The driver of the van, 31-year-old Shatroy Williams of Marion, Illinois had non-life threatening injuries. Another passenger in the van, an unnamed 34-year-old man, was not injured.

People Involved: 
Garcia Purcella
Shatroy Williams
Isidro Purcella
Roadway: 
Interstate 57
City: 
Ullin, IL

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