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I-80 at IL Route 40
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PRESS RELEASE
Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash – Interstate 80 Eastbound
Date: August 10, 2026
Time: 19:54 hours
Location: Interstate 80 Eastbound at the East 15th Road Overpass
At approximately 19:54 hours on August 10, 2026, the Wallace Fire Protection District was dispatched to a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash on Interstate 80 eastbound at the East 15th Road overpass. The initial 911 notification of the crash was received through an automated iPhone Crash Detection alert.
Upon arrival, emergency personnel located two occupants involved in the crash. Extrication operations were required to access the occupants.
One occupant was extricated by Wallace Fire Protection District personnel with assistance from the Ottawa Fire Department. Following extrication, the patient was transported by the Ottawa Fire Department to OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa with life-threatening injuries. The patient was subsequently transferred by OSF Life Flight for further treatment.
A second occupant was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. The incident remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police, which is also handling crash reconstruction. Any additional information regarding the circumstances or cause of the crash will be released by the appropriate investigating authorities.
Information regarding the identity of the deceased will be released by the appropriate authority following notification of next of kin.
Responding and Assisting Agencies:
• Wallace Fire Protection District
• Ottawa Fire Department
• Utica Fire Protection District
• Lasalle County Sheriff's Office
• Illinois State Police
•Illinois Department of Transportation
• Senica Interstate Towing
• Ottawa Central Dispatch
• OSF LifeFlight
LaSalle Fire Department
PRESS RELEASE
At 5:39pm on Friday, July 31, LaSalle Fire Department, along with Automatic Aid from Peru, Utica, Oglesby, and Spring Valley Fire Departments and Peru and Utica EMS were dispatched to a structure fire at Batteries and Things, 365 24th Street. The first fire units arrived within 5 minutes to find a well involved commercial building. The fire was upgraded to a Box Alarm at 5:54pm, bringing resources from the Troy Grove, Mendota, Tonica, and Wallace Fire Departments. At 6:51pm, a Second Alarm was requested with Marseilles, Ottawa, Standard, Princeton and Earlville Fire Departments responding. At 7:23pm a third Alarm was requested with Naplate, Granville, and Cedar Point responding.
An emergency alert was issued by LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency for the area downwind of the fire to shelter in place and keep windows closed and HVAC units off to limit exposure to the products of combustion. During the incident, the MABAS Division 25 Hazardous Materials Response Team was requested to monitor conditions in the area. Illinois EPA Emergency Response personnel arrived at the scene and confirmed that all readings taken were within normal limits. All units cleared the scene by 12:43am. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is underdetermined at this time. The building and contents were a total loss.
Additional agencies assisting were Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch, LaSalle Police Department, LaSalle Water Department, LaSalle Wastewater Department, LaSalle Street Department, LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency, MABAS Division 25 Chaplain, and AMEREN
Lostant/ Leonore Area
Route 18 & East 12th
Agencies on scene and in the surrounding areas. Incident stemming from a vehicle pursuit from early this morning