WHITE CO., Ill.—Illinois State Police have advised that a suspected medical emergency was the cause of a traffic crash earlier today that took the life of a 72-year-old man.
The single-vehicle accident occurred on U.S. Route 45, just south of White County Road 550N in White County at 9:11 a.m. this morning, November 26, 2014.
According to the preliminary traffic crash investigative details, the driver of a white 2011 Chevrolet Silverado truck, Freeman Johnson, 72 of Norris City, was southbound on U.S. Route 45, just south of County Road 550N, when he suffered the suspected medical emergency. Johnson’s vehicle crossed the northbound lane of U.S. Route 45 and continued to travel through a yard, before coming to rest in a driveway of a residence. There were no passengers with Mr. Johnson at the time, reports ISP.
Johnson was transported from the crash scene by the White County Ambulance Service to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
Both lanes of US Route 45 remained open during the crash investigation.
Johnson’s Towing of Norris City removed the vehicle from the traffic crash scene. ISP District 19 was assisted at the crash scene by
the White County Sheriff’s Department, Norris City Police Department, White County Ambulance Service, and Johnson?s Towing.