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I-55 Six Vehicle Crash

A six vehicle crash caused an I-55 closure this afternoon. According to the Illinois State Police, 26-year-old Steven A. Goble of Ohio was driving a semi southbound on I-55 around 11:30am, when the semi struck a van, driven by 62-year-old Ralph L. Stevenson of Riverton. The collision at mile marker 86 between the Chatham and Glenarm exits, caused a chain reaction involving another van, a truck, a car and another semi. The first semi, driven by Goble, drove off the right side of the roadway and overturned on the passenger side. Goble and the driver of the second van, 50-year-old Michael F. Price of Taylorville were transported to Memorial Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the car, 52-year-old Diane L. Wolak of Wisconsin, was transported to St. John's Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. All drivers were wearing seatbelts. The crash is under investigation by the Illinois State Police.Thomack 10/15/15

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