Three injured, traffic shut down after multi-car crash on I-64 near East St. Louis
Three people were injured, one seriously, following a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 west of the Washington Park exit Tuesday.
Traffic has was at a standstill for hours after the crash as debris and the investigation forced the closure of all westbound lanes.
Four vehicles were involved, according to Illinois State Police.
Shortly before noon, an eastbound white 2014 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Terry Getz, 41, of Dupo, crossed the center median cables and into the westbound lane, where it struck head on a Blue 2006 Toyota Avalon driven by Kalisha Hudson, 23, of Chicago.
A chain-reaction collision followed, ISP said.
Mahomoud Jama, 46, of Chicago, and his 2019 Peterbilt semi crashed into Hudson’s vehicle, followed by an orange 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander driven by Anderw Anderson, 40, of Belleville.
Hudson was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with serious injuries, according to state police.
Anderson and Angelina Lockhart, 73, of Belleville, a passenger in one of the vehicles, also were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, ISP said.
Getz, Jama and Abdikadir Abdi, 34, of Owatonna, Minnesota, a passenger in the semi truck, refused medical attention at the scene.
The ISP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit is continuing to investigate the crash. State police has not released other details, including possible citations.
This story was originally published March 9, 2021 at 2:27 PM.
