ALTON – Alton Police have charged the driver of a tractor-trailer from Belleville with leaving the scene of a crash involving injury and more.
Deandre C. Willis, 37, of Belleville, was charged on Oct. 28, 2025 with one count each of leaving the scene of a crash involving injury or death (a Class 4 felony), and disregarding a traffic control device (a petty offense).
Willis allegedly drove a 2020 Mack Anthem tractor-trailer on June 27, 2025, which was involved in a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of East Braodway and Homer Adams Parkway in Alton, which resulted in the personal injury of an individual.
Willis is accused of knowingly failing to immediately stop the vehicle and remain at the crash scene, as well as knowingly disobeying the instructions of a traffic control signal at the same intersection.
The Alton Police Department presented the case against Willis, who was granted pretrial release from custody.
All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
