Clay County Crash Claims Life Of Fairview Heights Woman

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.