http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/35647935/idot-plans-to-install-more-cable-barriers-to-combat-crashes
CARBONDALE, IL – (Logan Gay, WPSD-TV. Please click on the link for the full story and video. Here is an excerpt below.)
Four people died this weekend in three separate crashes on Interstate 57 and Interstate 24 in Illinois. The crashes involved drivers crossing the median and hitting oncoming cars. Troopers with Illinois State Police are still investigating the crashes.
“Fatigue is one of the big contributors where people fall asleep and come through the median. Another one is medical issues or they will have some sort of medical condition. They’ll make a lane change and lose control of the vehicle,” Joey Watson of the Illinois State police said.
“The cable median barrier is designed to stop or prevent median crossover type crashes. Now, guardrail and cable median isn’t crash tested for a semi,” said IDOT District 9 Program Development Engineer Carrie Nelson.
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