ISP FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Single Unit Fatal Traffic Crash
WHERE: South 1st Street at Industrial Park Road, Clay City, Clay County
WHEN: Sept. 11, 2021, at approximately 1:34 a.m.
VEHICLES: Unit 1- 2007 Black Chevrolet Cobalt
DRIVERS: Unit 1- Misty J. Coughlin, 40-year-old female from Fairview Heights, IL (Deceased)
PRELIMINARY: A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling eastbound on South 1st Street in Clay City. For an unknown reason Unit 1 partially left the roadway to the right, overcorrected and struck a stump off the roadway to the left. Unit 1 then became airborne, overturned multiple times, and came to rest on its top. The driver of Unit 1 was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased on scene. No further information is available at this time.