EDWARDSVILLE - Illinois State Police investigators are reviewing a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police pursuit that ended with a driver’s death after a crash into a business building late Sunday night, Feb. 15, 2026, in Edwardsville.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department requested the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to investigate the pursuit, which ended in a fatal crash, according to information issued on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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The Illinois State Police said about 11:10 p.m. on Feb. 15, SIUE police attempted to stop a Chevrolet truck after an officer observed it “driving unsafely on New Poag Road and then driving the wrong way on SIU Northern Access Road." The truck did not stop, and SIUE police initiated a pursuit, ISP said.
The truck drove “at a high rate of speed through the city of Edwardsville before the driver lost control and crashed into the Redmon Insurance building on Illinois Route 159 south of Illinois Route 157," ISP added. "The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by the Madison County Coroner."
Illinois Route 159 was closed for an extended period for the crash investigation, and no officers were injured, ISP said.
After a thorough investigation, state police will turn the case over to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office for review.
The investigation remains active and ongoing, and “no additional information is available at this time,” ISP said.
