HIGHLAND – The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to investigate a crash that occurred on July 12, 2023, at approximately 1:54 a.m. involving a Greyhound passenger bus and three commercial motor vehicles on Interstate 70 westbound near the entrance ramp to the Silver Lake Rest Area at milepost 27 in Madison County.
Westbound lanes were shut-down by first responders to access and transport injured patients to area hospitals, but were reopened around 7:45 a.m. More than a dozen passengers were injured in the crash and required transport to area hospitals. There were three fatalities on scene:
Juan Vasquez-Rodriguez, 34-year-old male from Passaic, NJ
Buford Paya, 71-year-old male from Supai, AZ
Bradley Donovan, 47-year-old male from Springfield, IL
The crash investigation is active and on-going and no additional information is being released at this time.