UPDATE – PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria police are looking for the driver of a vehicle which may be connected to an accident that sent three people to a local hospital with serious to critical injuries.
The accident occurred around 11:03 p.m. Saturday in the 3700 block of North Sterling Ave. near Sterling Plaza.
Police say preliminary information obtained at the scene indicated a black sedan was racing another vehicle, possibly a white sedan, northbound on Sterling when a third vehicle was struck by the black sedan.
The driver of the black sedan, Darien Davis, 31, was arrested for reckless driving, street racing, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and not wearing a seatbelt.
The suspected white sedan (pictured) was driven away from the area.
The three occupants of the victim vehicle were transported to a local hospital.
Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Sander said a rear seat passenger was found lying on the street unconscious while firefighters utilized the Jaws of Life to extricate one of the two front seat passengers. It took nearly 12 minutes to free the passenger from the vehicle.
Sander described the injuries to all three victims as life threatening.
Peoria Police investigators are seeking anyone with information concerning the accident, including the identity and whereabouts of the white sedan and its driver.
Anyone with information is urged to call Officer Jared Moore of the PPD Traffic Unit at (309) 494-8487.
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PEORIA, Ill. – A two-vehicle crash in Peoria sent four people to a local hospital with serious to critical injuries.
The accident occurred at 11:05 p.m. Saturday in the 3700 block of North Sterling Ave. near Sterling Plaza.
Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Sander said one of the two sedans involved had three occupants.
A rear seat passenger was found lying in the street unconscious while firefighters utilized the Jaws of Life to extricate one of the two front seat occupants. It took nearly 12 minutes to free the passenger from the vehicle.
Sander described the injuries to all three victims as life threatening.
The driver of the second vehicle was also transported to a hospital with what were described as possible serious injuries.
Sander said both vehicles sustained major damage and it appeared to be a high speed crash.
Sterling Ave. between Overhill Road and Reservoir Blvd. was closed to traffic for nearly 5 1/2 hours due to the accident investigation and cleanup.
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