Blue car involved in crash on I-72 leaves scene, Springfield IL


A trailer crashed with a blue car on I-72 near mile marker 97. The blue car did not stop and continued driving. A semi-truck was stopped nearby at mile marker 96. Officers found a bumper on the left shoulder but could not locate the blue car. Another operator is currently in contact by phone.
Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety
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I saw a bumper to a blue car on the left shoulder, I-72 at the 97th, but not locating a vehicle.
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I got a semi-truck pulled over here, left down at the 96.
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Gates, South 15, Express Chicken and Shreb, and alarm for interior motion.
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In-4. I'll clear my 101 now.
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I'll be around. Time for. Check your ticket for a certain.
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Yeah. She told us the 97.
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Do you know which is correct?
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Pretty enough.
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Both units.
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The Old Baskin-Robbins, 1700, South McArthur, 1037, White Station wagon, parked behind the building.
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It is running. There's a mail laying down in the backseat.
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We just typed.
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Westwell up of 92 in the incident.
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Sidmore, that was updated.
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104, your mock may not be updating that was updated some time ago to say westbound at the 97.
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Springfield Ocean 131 MCS up?
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Okay. field 01231 MCS stop u.s.
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67 northbound at Illinois 103 U.S.
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67 northbound at Illinois 103 it's going to be a blue truck tractor silver hopper bottom trailer blue truck tractor silver hopper bottom trailer Minnesota trailer play S.
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Sam T. Tom C.
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Charles 4432 Minnesota trailer play S.
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Sam T. Tom C.
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Charles 4432
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Ocean 131, Minnesota trailer, SMT, Tom C.
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Charles, 4432, clear,
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2025. Tempty trailer. Stratville, 611, clear patrol.
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6.11, 10, 4.
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7.39, I'm copying this update.
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You cancels back up. I'll go 10-654.
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671. You can just regard.
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4.58 status.
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4.58. Steer 30, please.
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4.58, 104.
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Springfield, 694 information.
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694, go ahead.
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694. The truck on that was the one involved in the crash, stating that blue car continued and did not stop.
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104, the other operator, is on the phone with it now.
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Location mentioned:
I-72, Springfield, IL
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