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Two people are in the hospital after a crash involving a retired police Sergeant near Lake Springfield Thursday night.
The Illinois State Police said a Toyota Tundra was traveling north on East Lake Shore Drive near Laconwood Drive around 9:20 p.m. The truck turned left in front of a Kawasaki motorcycle traveling south, failing to yield the right-of-way to the motorcycle. […]
The driver of a Toyota Tundra, 50-year-old former Springfield Police officer Michael Egan, was ticketed for the crash. […]
The police department is undergoing an internal investigation to ensure all policies and procedures were followed. […]
A spokesperson with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office said their office was not involved in the response to the crash.
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Chelsey Farley and Trevor Hopkins both suffered serious injuries, and their loved ones said they believe the proper measures were not taken hours following the crash. Farley’s sister, Caitlyn Weiss demands answers.
“Our family is just outraged,” Weiss said. “We want accountability and justice from the Springfield department for this type of egregious act, and for all the families who have had this type of trouble and heartache all year.” […]
Both family members said the sergeant was visibly disoriented at the scene.
“It’s been all over social media since 9PM,” Weiss said. “This officer is clearly drunk, clearly stumbling in the videos that everyone can reference and see all over.”
Weiss was shocked by the message she received from the State Police.
“The state police told me that I shouldn’t believe things on social media and that I need to put trust in them,” Weiss said. “They wouldn’t give me an answer, the answer that we all need, of why there was no field sobriety test given to the Springfield police off duty officer.”
Witnesses said Springfield Police arrived on the scene and gave Egan gum and hours to sober up. They also said that responding officers did not give Egan a field sobriety test.
However, according to Attorney Mark Johnson, drivers can legally refuse to take a breathalyzer test. […]
While State Police have taken over the crash investigation, the Springfield Police Department said an internal investigation is underway to make sure proper procedures were taken by the Springfield police officers.
* Videos taken after the crash and posted online by Chelsey Farley’s sister are here.
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Michael Egan, 50, who had just retired from the police department, was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way, according to a release from the Illinois State Police.
Deputy Chief Sara Pickford of Springfield Police said the on-duty lieutenant at the time, Lt. Grant Barksdale, contacted state police to conduct the traffic crash and a DUI investigation. Pickford said three ISP troopers arrived at the scene at 10:08 p.m. […]
“Both and active and retired law enforcement officers must be held to the same standards to maintain public trust and uphold the integrity of the Springfield Police Department,” SPD Chief Ken Scarlette said.
A protest is scheduled for tonight.
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The Illinois State Police (ISP) announces the arrest of 50-year-old Michael A. Egan of Springfield, Illinois, for Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Causing Great Bodily Harm (Class 4 Felony).
On September 5, 2024, at approximately 10:02 p.m., ISP was requested by the Springfield Police Department to conduct a traffic crash investigation in the 400 block of East Lake Shore Drive in Springfield. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2018 Toyota, driven by Egan, was traveling northbound on E. Lake Shore Drive and a 2004 Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound on East Lake Shore Drive. Egan failed to yield the right-of-way and made a left turn in front of the motorcycle. The motorcycle struck the side of Toyota, and both the driver and passenger were ejected from the motorcycle. Both were transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
ISP agents obtained search warrants to collect evidence, to include a blood draw which was processed through the ISP Division of Forensic Services. ISP agents presented the evidence to the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office and Egan was charged with one count of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Causing Great Bodily Harm.
An arrest warrant was issued and on September 9, 2024, at approximately 12:45 pm Egan was taken into custody by ISP and the U.S. Marshals and transported to the Sangamon County Jail. This investigation is ongoing and no further information is available.
