Crime & Safety
Ethanol Tanker Truck Crash Closes I-88
Illinois State Police report a tractor-trunk crash, which is leaking ethanol, causing the closing of I-88 Monday night in DeKalb County.
A tanker truck crash on Interstate 88 at eastbound milepost 102 in DeKalb closed the tollway in both directions Monday night.
According to a preliminary report from the Illinois State Police, two passenger vehicles and one tractor tanker truck collided around 8:14 p.m. Monday, April 22, near Milepost 102 in DeKalb County.
Because the truck was leaking ethanol, all eastbound and westbound lanes were closed, the State Police said.
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According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, a passenger vehicle struck the rear of another passenger vehicle, causing the second vehicle to spin to the left. As the vehicle was spinning, a truck tractor tanker struck the vehicle.
The names of the drivers were not released at the time of the report.
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All lanes are closed on Interstate 88 eastbound and westbound atMilepost 102.5 (Shrader Rd. & Watson Road) DeKalb County
According to the preliminary traffic crash investigation, a passenger vehiclestruck the rear of another passenger vehicle (types of vehicles have not beenreported at this time) causing the second vehicle to spin to the left. As thevehicle was spinning, a truck tractor tanker struck the vehicle. Due to the trucktractor tanker leaking ethanol, all lanes are closed as a precautionary measure.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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