(EFFINGHAM) The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Patrol Troop 9 and Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 are actively investigating reports of Vehicular Endangerment in both Effingham & Shelby Counties. Multiple damage to vehicle reports have been taken as a result of objects being thrown from overpasses along Interstate 57. These dangerous incidents, which have occurred over the past week, are being treated as cases of Vehicular Endangerment, a Class 2 Felony, under Illinois law. The ISP emphasizes that throwing items from an overpass onto moving vehicles presents an immediate and severe threat to public safety. The ISP is asking the public for assistance in identifying any suspects or such suspicious activity in the area of I-57 near overpasses between Effingham & Sigel (mileposts 165 to 170). Witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage from the affected areas during the nighttime hours in recent days are urged to call Troop 9 in Effingham at 217-342-7871.
