Investigation continues into deadly I-55 crashes

Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly says there was no prior indication that Interstate-55 south of Springfield should have been closed pri...

May 2, 2023
8:20 PM

Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly says there was no prior indication that Interstate-55 south of Springfield should have been closed prior to a series of accidents Monday that left six people dead and injured more than three dozen others. Low visibility due to blowing dust from nearby farm fields led to about 80 vehicles being involved. Kelly says highways are often closed during blizzards or Hazmat situations, but he called those 'extreme' circumstances. "At this stage, we don't believe there were factors that indicated an interstate should have been shut down preemptively.

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