Illinois Man Dies In Madison County Interstate 75 Crash
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Updated: 5:41 PM Jul 19, 2008
Illinois Man Dies In Madison County Interstate 75 Crash
... Kentucky State Police have identified the victim as 41-year old Thomas A. Nichols of 6103 East Avenue, Hodgkins, Illinois.
Posted: 5:35 PM Jul 19, 2008
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RICHMOND, KY -- An Illinois man was killed late this morning on Interstate 75 in Madison County when, for unexplained reasons, his car careened off the road and crashed head-on into a bridge pillar.

Kentucky State Police have identified the victim as 41-year old Thomas A. Nichols of 6103 East Avenue, Hodgkins, Illinois. A KSP news release says damage to his 2002 Dodge Neon was "very severe."

Nichols was declared dead at the scene by the Madison County Coroner. Hodgkins, Illinois is a suburb of Chicago.

The release says Hodgkins was northbound shortly after 11 a.m. when the accident occurred about the 83 mile marker of I-75 a few miles south of Richmond.

One lane of that section of the interstate was shut down for several hours hindering, but not blocking traffic. KSP Trooper Scott T. King was dispatched to the scene at the time of the crash and is investigating the incident.


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Posted by: B Location: Illinois on Jul 22, 2008 at 01:03 PM

The car does not matter - we lost a dear friend, a mother lost her son, his family lost a brother and an uncle! We will miss you Tommy - Rest In Peace.
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Posted by: joe Location: Lexingotn on Jul 21, 2008 at 04:46 PM

that is a file photo of an accedent not the real one
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Posted by: B Location: Duncan on Jul 20, 2008 at 09:24 PM

That is not the car in the accident. I passed by the scene before the ambulance got there. The car was maroon.
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