WHAT: Personal Injury Traffic Crash
WHERE: Illinois Route 1 at Main Street in Westville (Vermillion County)
WHEN: Sunday, August 30, 2020, 9:08 p.m.
VEHICLE: Unit 1: Black 2020 Kawasaki Sport Motorcycle
Unit 2: Tan 1997 Saturn SL1
DRIVER: Unit 1: Shane A. Green, 29-year-old male of Georgetown, IL
(Transported via helicopter to a local area hospital with serious injuries)
Unit 2: Jarred Nelk, 27-year-old male of Clarks Hill, IN (No injuries)
PASSENGER: Unit 2: Blase S. Sanders, 20-year-old male of Danville, IL
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: The Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Unit 1 which was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 1 (N State Street in Westville). Unit 1 did not stop and ran a stop light. Unit 2 had been stopped at a stop light facing east on west Main Street at Illinois Route 1, when the light turned green, Unit 2 began to pull into the intersection to turn north onto Illinois Route 1 when Unit 1 disregarded the red light and struck the front end of Unit 2.
CHARGES: The driver of Unit 1 was issued a citation Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and Disobeying a Stop Light. The Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department has additional charges.
The public is reminded all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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