Vehicle crosses median and crashes into ditch on I-55


A vehicle crossed the median on I-55, went across northbound lanes, and ended up in a ditch. A male driver fled the crash scene. A female in a silver Honda Civic may be staying nearby but cannot see the crashed vehicle from the highway.
Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00640 crash 640, go ahead 640 crash 55 northbound off post 94 I 55 northbound offose 94 caller witness the vehicle coming from the southbound side across median went across all lanes of northbound traffic and off the other side into the ditch00:32Mail in a silver Honda Civic.00:35Correction caller is a male and a silver Honda Civic on the shoulder.00:42640 or out.00:4410-4[1].01:02email in a silver Honda Civic.01:04I believe she may possibly be staying at that location.01:08She can't see the crashed vehicle from the interstate.01:13She did advise you saw a mail, possibly the driver, dark pants, dark shirt and dark hair and a bun come up from the vehicle.
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640 crash 640, go ahead 640 crash 55 northbound off post 94 I 55 northbound offose 94 caller witness the vehicle coming from the southbound side across median went across all lanes of northbound traffic and off the other side into the ditch
00:32
Mail in a silver Honda Civic.
00:35
Correction caller is a male and a silver Honda Civic on the shoulder.
00:42
640 or out.
00:44
10-4[1].
01:02
email in a silver Honda Civic.
01:04
I believe she may possibly be staying at that location.
01:08
She can't see the crashed vehicle from the interstate.
01:13
She did advise you saw a mail, possibly the driver, dark pants, dark shirt and dark hair and a bun come up from the vehicle.
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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I-55, Illinois
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