ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Two people are critically injured, and one man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing head-on into another vehicle in Rock Island on Tuesday morning.
Around 12:06 a.m., Rock Island police responded to the intersection of Rt. 92 and 78th Avenue West after reports of a crash. They discovered that a GMC Sierra truck and a Jeep Grand Cherokee had crashed on 78th Avenue West, just west of the Rt. 92 intersection.
The driver of the Grand Cherokee was transported to a local hospital but was later released.
The driver of the Sierra, identified as 41-year-old Scott F. Reid, and the passenger of the Sierra were both transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Reid was charged with DUI. Due to the severity of his injuries, he was released on a notice to appear.
The accident remains under investigation by the Rock Island Police Department’s Traffic Unit; no further information is available at this time.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the Rock Island Police Department at (309) 732-2677 or Crime Stoppers at (309) 762-9500 or using the P3 Tips app
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