TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation needs the public's help to identify a vehicle potentially involved in a crash on September 29 just outside of Teutopolis that resulted in five deaths and multiple injuries.
On Friday, September 29, the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, Teutopolis Fire Protection District, and other local law enforcement, fire, and emergency services responded to a crash at 8:42 p.m. on 19740 East U.S. Highway 40.
The crash involved a semi-truck tanker carrying anhydrous ammonia that was punctured and leaked.
ISP said the initial investigation shows at approximately 8:35 p.m., a dark colored vehicle (unknown make/model) potentially involved in the incident was traveling westbound through the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Spring Creek Road in Montrose, Illinois.
Closeup of a dark colored car that was involved in the September 29, 2023 crash involving an anhydrous ammonia tanker.
The investigation determined the vehicle continued traveling Westbound through Teutopolis on U.S. Highway 40 and would have passed the semi-truck tanker, troopers said.
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ISP agents are in Casey, Montrose, and Teutopolis communities retrieving surveillance video that could provide more information.
If you have doorbell or security cameras that may have captured video of this suspect vehicle before or after the incident, or any information, contact Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Investigations at 217-342-7881.
To see video of the vehicle passing through the intersection, click HERE.
ISP is seeking the public's assistant in identifying the vehicle in this video. At approximately 8:35 p.m., a dark colored vehicle (unknown make/model) potentially involved in the September 29, 2023 crash involving an anhydrous ammonia tanker was traveling westbound through the intersection of U.S. Highway 40 and Spring Creek Road in Montrose, Illinois. If you have any information, please contact Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Investigations at 217-342-7881.
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