ISP Has Identified Wanted Vehicle Related to T-Town Fatal Accident

(Teutopolis) – The Illinois State Police have identified the vehicle and driver believed to have been involved in last Friday’s fatal accident near T-town. The initial investigation into the accident revealed that a dark-colored vehicle had possibly passed the tanker truck as it was driving on U.S. Route 40. As a result of being passed, the driver of the truck is believed to have swerved to the right and ran off the road, leading to the tanker being punctured and resulting in the ammonia leak. ISP Director, Brendan Kelly, says information received from the community was instrumental in identifying the vehicle and driver believed to be involved in this case. He says ISP continues to investigate and is consulting with the Effingham County State’s Attorney. No additional information is available at this time.