WAYNE CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police said that an accident that injured a teen and involved two others was caused by driving too fast.
Illinois State Police in District 19 said the accident happened at 5:46 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, July 12 on Illinois Route 15, approximately one mile east of Fairfield.
According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, the driver of a green 2001 Ford Explorer (a juvenile, age 16, so there's no name available) was eastbound on Illinois Route 15, stopped in traffic to turn left into a private drive located just west of the Rides Mass Transit office.
The driver of a purple 1996 Dodge Dakota, another 16-year-old juvenile, pulled behind the Ford Explorer and stopped, waiting for the vehicle to turn left. The driver of a black 2015 Dodge Dart, Collin D. Koker, 19, did not see the vehicles stopped in traffic and rear-ended the Dodge Dakota. The Dodge Dakota was pushed into the rear of the Ford Explorer as a result of the original collision.
Koker was transported to an area hospital by a private party for treatment of his injuries. He was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
ISP District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, Fairfield Rural Fire, Wayne County Ambulance, Rick’s Towing and Barry’s Towing.