Truck Driver Charged With DUI After I-355 Accident
At about 11 p.m. Monday a tractor-trailer hauling frozen food tipped over, closing lanes of traffic on the exit ramp going eastbound until 8 a.m. this morning. The driver of the truck was charged with a DUI.
A semi-truck tipped over late Monday night in New Lenox, closing lanes of traffic.
At about 11 p.m. Monday, the truck tipped while going down the ramp from the southbond Interstate 355 tollway to eastbound Interstate 80, according to the State Police.
The truck, which was hauling frozen food products, came to rest on its side, causing lanes of traffic to close until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
The road is now fully open to traffic.
“The trailer was breached, so some of the product was dislodged, but it doesn't look like it was lost from the trailer itself,” State Police Mst. Sgt. Mark Pilgrim said.
The driver, Roy Peek, 41, of Aurora, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving too fast for conditions and improper lane usage. He added that according to the report, the driver had no recollection of the accident.
Peek was taken to Sherman Hospital in Elgin with non-life threatening injuries.
sweet heart
12:43 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Awsome the state police got them. Thank god for the policeman everyday!Who pull over people a;; over the place. With out them none of this would be going om!!!
Reality Bytes!
9:59 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
They didn't pull anyone over, he crashed....
nlretired
1:48 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
What a dolt. Any idea why he was transported to Elgin rather than almost across the street to Silver Cross? Just curious.
Bonnie Arnold
11:49 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
whats a dolt?
Kristen Ahearn
2:07 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Why was he taken all the way from new Lenox to a hospital in Elgin? That's over an hour away!
Linda Bergman Fox
5:37 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
That was a huge backup but why didn't they transport him 2 minutes away to the new Silver Cross? That seems absurd to go all the way to Elgin.
sweet heart
6:01 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I,heard they take you anywhere if the hospitial"s are all filled up. Serious condition
they air lift you to a truma center.
nlretired
6:49 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Story says he had non-life-threatening injuries. Can't believe Silver Cross couldn't have handled those.
Jessie
10:12 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
This is very frustrating to read! I say this because the article doesn't mention anywhere that the semi was on fire! My uncle who is a semi driver himself and two other semi drivers were some of the first to come upon the accident. After approaching the semi the three of them found the driver unresponsive in the cab while it was filling quickly with smoke! My uncle ran and got his crowbar and busted out the windsheild so the three men could risk their own safety and pull the driver out of the wreckage! Very unfortunate that some people can be so careless with their own lives and put many others at risk! This driver owes a huge deal of gratitude to My Uncle and the two other men that put themselves at risk for his life today!
Brad Vinson
8:05 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
By not mentioning the men that came to the driver's aid is another example that the media only focuses on the negative side of many stories!
Michael Sewall
10:18 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Hi Jessie, thank you for sharing that part of the story. When the author of the story spoke to the police, he said there was no mention of the rescue by your uncle. I'm glad you shared this in the comments to extend the story beyond what we had.
-Michael Sewall, New Lenox Patch editor
Bonnie Arnold
6:54 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
he was unresponsive because his sugar dropped and he also took Nyquil was the story he gave me why else would he be unresponsive? He does take our kids with him on the truck if I am with him we are no longer together BUT thats neither here nor there as far as oweing a HUGE DEAL of gratitude to whomever saved him I am sure he doesnt even have a clue what happened he WAS UNRESPONSIVE so if someone was to inform him then he MAY have gratitiude
Reality Bytes!
10:04 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
This guy will automatically lose his license because he carries a CDL. He will definately lose his job. Wonder if it was worth it? People like that are always on the roads, but being a truck driver, it frustrates you even more knowing that there are people out there doing this. Driving a truck is a profession, and takes a professional to do it correctly. Being drunk on the job is unnacceptable....
Bonnie Arnold
6:51 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
he said it was Nyquil
Erika Leader
1:04 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
I am not sure where the information came regarding the semi driver being transported to Sherman Hospital in Elgin, but to answer everyone's comments, he was transported to Silver Cross Hospital by New Lenox Fire Protection District. If he was transferred to Elgin afterwards, we are not sure but originally he was taken to the closest hospital per Standing Medical Procedures.
Michael Sewall
11:16 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Thanks, Erika! The author of the article got all that information from the state police, so there must have been a miscommunication somewhere.
Jerri Simon
11:49 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012
Thank Heaven he didn't have his kids in the truck. He takes them with him way too often.
Bonnie Arnold
6:50 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
I agree Jerri thats why I am taking the kids from him because he is an idiot he says all this was from his sugar dropping and nyquil
Bonnie Arnold
6:49 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
ok first off I am his ex-fiancee and he told me his sugar dropped therfore he passed out ALSO the DUI came from taking Nyquil he said and if he was unresponsive I am sorry but HOW is he even going to know someone rescued him to owe gratitude