A man lost his life in an early morning crash on Monday, June 15th, in Springfield, Illinois, around 4:30 a.m. In the car accident report, the Sangamon County Coroner identified the victim as a city resident, Chaz Tribbet, 29.
The coroner said that a car crashed in the 2700-block of Fox Bridge Road. The facts leading to the accident that killed Tribbet are not immediately available, but there will be an autopsy on Tuesday, June 16th. The accident is under the investigation of the Springfield Police Department and the coroner’s office.
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A motor vehicle collision happens when the driver of a vehicle crashes against another vehicle, or a person, animal, sign, or property. It can either be a single-vehicle crash, multiple vehicle collision, auto-pedestrian, auto-motorcycle, or auto-bicycle collision. Whichever it is, those involved often sustain no injury, severe injuries, or fatal injuries.
Crash data gathered by the Illinois Department of Transportation is critical information used by traffic agencies for highway research and studies. The two translates to new and innovative safety programs targeted at reducing the number of traffic collisions, preventing injuries, and death in the state.
One of the preventive ways is increasing warning signage in places where collisions are prone to occur like intersections. Post more advisory speed limits, apply a high friction road surface, crash barriers, and other visible interventions.
Other preventive measures include educating drivers on the dangers of disobeying traffic rules, going above the legal speed limit, driving while distracted, and driving while impaired. Desisting from the preceding would reduce the accident, injury, and death rate.
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