Wolfgang Gustaveson, 19, and Francis Martinez, 18, died in a two-vehicle head-on crash on US 51 in Carbondale, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 8:56am
Accident Date: 
Monday, December 4, 2023

TWO SIU STUDENTS KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISSION

Carbondale Police say at about 7:45 a.m., two trucks collided head-on on US 51 between West Willow Street and Dillinger Road. Gustaveson and Martinez were headed north. The single occupant of the southbound vehicle was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

Two Southern Illinois University students died in fatal car crash

Officers from the City of Carbondale Police Department responded to a traffic crash in the 1500 block of North Illinois Avenue on Monday morning around 7:45 a.m.

2 SIU students die after crash in Carbondale

Wolfgang W. Gustaveson, 19, of Park Ridge and Francis M. Martinez, 18, of Des Plaines died in the traffic crash, according to the Carbondale Police Department. They were both attending Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and living on campus.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Wolfgang Gustaveson
Francis Martinez
Roadway: 
US 51