The truck driver in the I-57 accident on Memorial Day evening has been issued citations by the Illinois State Police.

Everette N. Van Duzee, 55, of New Iberia, La., has been charged with reckless driving, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and log book violation, Illinois State Police District 10 officials announced last Friday.

The multi-vehicle accident claimed the lives of three Mississippi women and injured 13 others, two of them in critical condition.
Van Duzee was driving Northbound pulling 42,000 lbs. of cargo when he smashed into a small SUV and created a chain reaction of collisions.

The Champaign, News-Gazzette said last Wednesday there is no indication drug or alcohol use was involved. Illinois State Police said they still believe driver inattention or distraction was involved.

Memorial Day marked the last day of Driver Distraction Month.