Fatal traffic crash in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – The weather is to blame for a deadly traffic accident in Jackson County deputies say.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office on Monday December 2, 2024, at 5:42 pm they received a report of a single vehicle crash on Giant City Road south of the interstate of East Pleasant Hill Road.
After arrival deputies found 66-year-old Rex Aldridge of Carbondale Illinois was driving a red 2003 Chevy Pickup truck traveling South on Giant City Road.
The vehicle crossed a bridge that was covered in ice due to road conditions.
The vehicle then slid off the roadway into a ditch and Aldridge was ejected from the vehicle.
Aldridge was taken to an area hospital by Jackson County Ambulance Service where he later died as a result of his injuries.
