Southwest Illinois man killed in two-car crash on I-57
A Mount Vernon man was killed Monday in a two-car accident on Interstate 57 in Jefferson County.
According to Illinois State Police, Charles Whipps, 39, was killed when his 2007 maroon Dodge struck the rear end of a 2020 black Ford driven by Samantha Marshall, 25 of Elkhart, Indiana.
Marshall’s vehicle ran out the roadway and into a ditch, while Whipps’ car continued traveling northbound on I-57 on the right shoulder before overturning and stopping in the median.
State police did not say if Marshall or her passenger were injured.
This story was originally published October 13, 2020 at 12:43 PM.
Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat