Mehic Mirsad, 51, hospitalized with serious injuries after rear-end collision between two semi-trucks on I-70 in Cumberland County, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Sun, 05/15/2022 - 5:22pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, May 13, 2022

Semi driver seriously injured in accident

Illinois State Police reported a white 2018 Freightliner truck-tractor semitrailer driven by Mehic Mirsad, 51, of Arnold, Missouri, was eastbound on Interstate 70 near milepost 109 when, for an unknown reason, the semi rear-ended the trailer of a blue 2014 Freightliner truck-tractor semi driven by Shahram Pourfahimi, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 5:25 a.m.

People Involved: 
Mehic Mirsad
Shahram Pourfahimi
Roadway: 
I-70