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Jerome Warmus, 21, killed after rear-ending 18-wheeler on Interstate 24 near Brookport, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Wed, 08/12/2015 - 4:01pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Traffic crash near Brookport leaves one dead : News

A traffic crash Wednesday on Interstate 24 in Massac County near Brookport left one person dead, according to Illinois State Police district 22. Jerome Warmus, 21, of Windermere, Florida, was driving a 2008 Subaru Outback at about 11:15 a.m. on Interstate 24 east when he failed to reduce speed and hit the back of a 2014 Yellow Kenworth Semi pulling a box trailer driven by George Lingerfelt, 28, of Galax, Virginia. Lingerfelt stopped in traffic at mile market 37 because of traffic merging into one lane because of a construction zone with a lane closure.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, High-Speed/Excessive Speed, Construction/Work Zone
People Involved: 
Jerome Warmus
George Lingerfelt
Roadway: 
Interstate 24
City: 
Brookport, IL
County: 
Massac County, IL
Area: 
Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO-Harrisburg, IL

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