24 people taken to hospital after bus carrying minor league hockey team Columbus Cottonmouths crashes on Interstate 155 in Tazewell County, Illinois
Modified Date:
Mon, 10/30/2017 - 12:41pmAccident Date:
Thursday, January 19, 2017UPDATE: 24 hospitalized in minor league hockey team bus crash
24 people from the Columbus Cottonmouths were taken to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, including 19 players, a coach, 2 trainers, a bus driver, and an equipment person.
Columbus Cottonmouths injured in bus crash on Illinois interstate
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department confirms a charter bus was the only vehicle involved, though officials weren’t sure from which company the bus came.
UPDATE: Driver cited in minor league hockey team bus crash
The driver of the bus, 74-year old Allan Dawlford of Smiths Station, Alabama, has been cited for failure to reduce speed in order to avoid a crash.
SPHL game postponed following Columbus Cottonmouths bus crash
Friday’s Southern Professional Hockey League game between the Peoria Rivermen and Columbus Cottonmouths has been postponed in the wake of Thursday’s bus accident involving the Cottonmouths.
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Type: Bus Accident
Roadway:
Interstate 155County:
Tazewell County, ILArea:
Peoria-Bloomington, IL
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