At about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7th, a three-vehicle collision involving two semis occurred in the parking lot of the Pilot Travel Center in Morris, Illinois. The police took two people identified as Shane Balson, 29, of Morristown, Tennessee, and Clayton Corbett, 26, of Nashville, Tennessee, into custody.
The two men would need representation from a top accident lawyer. According to the Morris Police Department, Balson struck the driver’s side of a diesel fuel tank of a parked red semi-truck, and the impact sent it into another semi parked next to it.
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Following the collision, the police said an officer administered four doses of Narcan to Corbett, a passenger in the vehicle. Medics then transported the suspects to Morris Hospital to treat their injuries.
The occupants of the semis were uninjured. The MPD charged Balson with possession of a controlled substance, two counts of driving under the influence, and reckless driving. They charged Corbett with possession of a controlled substance. The police said a hazardous material team responded at the crash site and helped clean the fuel and oil leakage.
A person who drives under the influence of a controlled substance in Illinois faces severe penalties. The law provides that a person should not drive while under the influence of any intoxicating compound or combination of intoxicating compounds to the degree that renders the person incapable of driving safely.
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