Three vehicles collided on Thursday afternoon, August 20, leaving one person seriously injured. The multi-vehicle wreck, which sent 58-year-old Curt A. Krukerberg to a hospital, happened in Edwardsville, Illinois.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police responded to the crash just after 1:34 p.m. Three vehicles, plying the northbound lanes of Interstate-55, crashed into each other at Milepost 23.
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According to the police report, a white international semi tractor-trailer, driven by Guy Lang, 53, of Wauwatosa, was traveling in the right lane. The driver suddenly attempted a lane change to the left and broadsided a disabled pickup truck pulling a trailer on the emergency lane. The semi also struck the truck’s driver, Kruckerberg, who was standing beside his vehicle prior to the mishap.
Land overcorrected immediately but overturned in the process. Debris from the tractor-trailer struck a third vehicle, a silver Ford Fusion, driven by Jennifer Toprani, 56, of Gillespie, causing severe damages.
Kruckerberg, a resident of Edwardsville, suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries in the collision. Paramedics conveyed the injured man to a local hospital via air ambulance. The drivers of the other two vehicles declined medical attention.
Traffic officers issued Guy Lang a citation for striking a disabled vehicle (Scott’s Law) and improper lane usage. Lang may also face charges for personal injury if Kruckerberg pursues a lawsuit. To do that, the victim would require the guidance of a car injury lawyer.
Following the crash, the ISP shut down parts of Interstate 55 northbound, as investigations and cleaning up the wreckage continued.
The Illinois State Police is heading up the investigation into the cause and liability of the accident.
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