SPRINGFIELD, IL : State police warn motorists to stay in car after highway accidents on Thursday, 29th March 2018

In the wake of three recent deaths of people who got out of their cars after highway accidents, Illinois State Police have a word of advice: Don't.

One of those accidents involved University of Illinois wrestler Francis Edelen, 21, of Manhattan, Ill., who was struck by passing motorists on Interstate 57 near Rantoul on the night of March 21.

On Saturday, a 64-year-old Shelbyville woman died on Illinois 128 just north of Shelbyville around 4:20 a.m., and later that same night, a 63-year-old Springfield woman died on Interstate 72 near Cisco.

For reasons that only they know, all three got out of their vehicles after being involved in crashes, a temptation police say to avoid.

"Generally, the safest place is in your vehicle with the seat belt on," a release said.

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State police warn motorists to stay in car after highway accidents