Illinois State Police troopers have reportedly been assisting crash victims involved in a massive series of collisions, spin outs and jack-knifed semi-trucks along multiple stretches of Central Illinois interstate highway. She suggests checking road conditions at IDOT’s before you leave home. There are other roadways that are closed at this time due to crashes and because of the wind blowing back on the roads, it’s still hazardous to drive in certain areas,” Polestina said. Polistina said it’s still pretty dangerous out on the interstates. Interstates 55, 57, 74 and I-72, near Bloomington-Normal and Champaign were also shut down Thursday in the wake of the snowstorm.
Several of semis reportedly lost their loads in the pileup, making it more difficult for ISP to clear the roadways. “I-39, near the El Paso area, both northbound and southbound, is closed, and will be closed for the forseeable time, through later today,” Polestina said. Polistina told WMBD’s “The Greg and Dan Show”, suprisingly, no one was injured. There were numerous other vehicles that were in the mix, that just slid off the roadway, and were just kind of stuck in the middle of the traffic,” said State Trooper Hailey Polistina. “We do know that there were 19 tractor semi trailers that were damaged and approximately nine passenger vehicles.
I39 ACCIDENT VICTIMS DRIVERS
More than a dozen tow trucks ended up on the scene, and drivers were being escorted to warming centers.Ī big pileup on Interstate 39, near El Paso, involving roughly 100 vehicles, were first reported by Illinois State Police around 3:13 p.m. Nineteen vehicles and nine passenger cars were involved in the accident at first, but troopers say “numerous” other vehicles ended up sliding off the road undamaged. Troopers say it started around 3:15 p.m., as troopers responded to a multi-vehicle crash. Friday both directions of Interstate 39 are now open again. The Woodford County Sheriffs Department says as of 1:30 p.m. – Authorities are saying Interstate 39 south of El Paso is getting back to normal following a massive pileup at the height of Thursday’s snowstorm.
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