Fayetteville NewsLocal news for Fayetteville, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Accident probe is under scrutiny- December 16, 2007 "If they don't, they will lose their reputation and, maybe, their ability to do that" Can the Illinois State Police properly investigate itselfThat continues to be a hot subject, based on e-mails and phone calls to the News-Democrat since the Nov. 23 accident on Interstate 64 involving a state trooper that killed two teenage Collinsville sisters and injured a pregnant Fayetteville woman.It's a question fueled by factors that include: Trooper Matt Mitchell's decision to shut off the video...http://www.topix.net/city/fayetteville-il/2007/12/accident-probe-is-under-scrutiny?fromrss... I-64 crash victim is awaiting birth; state police probe continues- December 14, 2007 "I'm sure he's still in tremendous pain with the four surgeries" A crossover crash Nov. 23 on Interstate 64 that involved a state trooper and killed two Collinsville sisters also landed a pregnant Fayetteville woman in the hospital. via Belleville Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/fayetteville-il/2007/12/i-64-crash-victim-is-awaiting-birth-stat... Trooper was involved in two earlier accidents- December 2, 2007 "It's not uncommon for law enforcement officers to be involved in crashes during the course of their career" Illinois State Police Trooper Matt Mitchell was involved in two previous traffic accidents before a Nov. 23 crash that killed two Collinsville sisters, state police Director Larry G. Trent said during a press conference Friday afternoon.Mitchell was involved in traffic accidents in 2002 and 2003. The 2002 crash was a single-vehicle accident with no injuries.The 2003 crash resulted from..http://www.topix.net/city/fayetteville-il/2007/12/trooper-was-involved-in-two-earlier-acci... Officer in crash had prior collisions- December 1, 2007 "The majority say they saw lights and heard a siren." The trooper whose cruiser plowed through an interstate median last week and killed two Collinsville teenagers was involved in two previous crashes in his six-year State Police career, the Illinois State Police ... via STLtodayhttp://www.topix.net/city/fayetteville-il/2007/12/officer-in-crash-had-prior-collisions?fr... |