Just after 7:00 pm on Thursday, Decmber 8, District 1 Troopers responded to a vehicle crash on I-88 in Whiteside County.
Troopers say 42-year-old Jerry O. Ansong of South Chicago Heights, was traveling on I-88, left the lane of traffic and struck a disabled Peterbilt with semi-trailer on the shoulder occupied by 56-year-old Gene L Graber of Wellman, IA. The Graber vehicle then subsequently struck a Ford roadside service truck occupied by 35-year-old William S. Stephenson of Tampico, which was providing roadside assistance to the disabled truck tractor.
Ansong’s vehicle came to rest in the right lane and caught fire.
Ansong was cited for Improper Lane Usage, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident, Improper Passing of a Disabled Vehicle, Driving a Commercial Vehicle while Fatigued.
The following agencies assisted on scene: Whiteside County Sheriff Dept, Rock Falls Police Dept, Illinois Dept of Transportation, Rock Falls Fire Dept, Sterling Fire Dept, CGH Ambulance and Cantrell’s Towing.