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  • ‘Totally my bad. Wow. Holy s—‘: Teen driver says fatal tanker crash, toxic chemical spill may have been her fault after watching dashcam video

    10/11/2024 1:05:31 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 55 replies
    lawandcrime.com ^ | October 05, 2024 | Marisa Sarnoff
    Background: The aftermath of a tanker-truck crash that killed five people in Springfield, Ill. Inset: Footage of a car believed to have been connected to the crash (WCIA/YouTube). A teen driver from Ohio has apparently admitted to setting off a chain of events that ended in a fatal tanker crash and a toxic chemical spill in central Illinois. Five people were killed when a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia in Teutopolis, in central Illinois, on Sept. 29, 2023. The tanker jackknifed when it veered to the right in an apparent attempt to avoid a collision when another vehicle tried to pass...
  • 5 dead, hundreds evacuated after semi-truck carrying ammonia overturns on Illinois highway

    09/30/2023 10:28:01 PM PDT · by deks · 35 replies
    abc NEWS ^ | September 30, 2023 | Meredith Deliso
    The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. local time [Friday, September 29] on U.S. Highway 40 less than one mile east of the village of Teutopolis, Illinois, authorities said. A semi-truck transporting anhydrous ammonia rolled over, causing a "large plume cloud of anhydrous ammonia on the roadway that caused terribly dangerous air conditions in the northeast area," Effingham County Sheriff Paul Kuhns told reporters during a Saturday press briefing. About 500 people have been evacuated in the wake of the crash, with the evacuation zone approximately 2 square miles on the east side of Teutopolis, authorities said.