Greenville woman dead after truck driven by 16-year-old girl hits car at intersection
.jpg "A 23-year-old Greenville woman was killed Saturday when her car was hit by a pickup truck on U.S. 40 at its intersection with Illinois 127.")
Police are investigating an accident that killed a 23-year-old Greenville woman and injured a 16-year-old girl who was driving a truck that hit the woman’s car Saturday afternoon.
Three other people were injured as well.
The crash occurred just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 40 at its intersection with Illinois 127 in Greenville, according to a news release emailed Sunday by Illinois State Police District 11 headquarters in Collinsville.
The agency is releasing only one name, Nicholas D. Maple, 25, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a passenger in the car driven by the deceased woman. He was taken to an area hospital with injuries.
According to the preliminary investigation, a white 2005 GMC pickup truck (Unit 1) was traveling west on U.S. 40 approaching Illinois 127, and a blue 2007 Nissan Maxima (Unit 2) was traveling east on U.S. 40 approaching Illinois 127.
“Unit 1 failed to yield and attempted to turn left onto Illinois Route 127 southbound as Unit 2 was traveling through the intersection,” the release stated. “Unit 1 struck Unit 2 head on.”
The truck was being driven by a 16-year-old girl from Smithboro. She was transported to an area hospital with injuries.
The car was being driven by the 23-year-old Greenville woman who died. Two juvenile passengers, a 17-year-old male and 13-year-old female, both from Alton, were taken to an area hospital with injuries.
No charges had been filed as of Sunday afternoon.
This story was originally published April 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM.