ST. CLAIR COUNTY - Illinois State Police District 11 has released information about a single-vehicle fatal traffic crash in St. Clair County involving an Ava, IL., man. The incident occurred at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Jason C. Mayes, 47, died from injuries suffered in the crash. The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by the Illinois State Police District 11: WHAT: Single-Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash WHERE: I-55 northbound milepost 20, near Collinsville, St. Clair County WHEN: 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022. DRIVER: Unit 1 – Jason C. Mayes, a 47-year-old-male of Ava, IL – Fatally Injured VEHICLE: Unit 1 – Red 2005 GMC Truck pulling a trailer PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on I-55 at milepost 20, near Collinsville. Unit 1 left the roadway to the right for unknown reasons, struck a light pole, and rolled multiple times. The driver
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