Toddler named in fatal accident

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June 11, 2009

STAFF REPORT The Commercial-News Thu Jun 11, 2009, 02:38 PM CDT

HOOPESTON — The toddler killed in a collision Wednesday has been identified as Zachary Howard of Hoopeston. He would have been 2 years old today.

Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson said cause of death was multiple blunt force trauma due to the crash.

The head-on collision occurred at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Illinois Route 1 and County Road 38600, just south of Red Top Cemetery.

The accident, which is still under investigation, involved two vehicles.

The first vehicle, a 1997 Ford Explorer, was driven by Denise Goodrum, 44, of Hoopeston. Goodrum, driving southbound on Route 1, was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

The second vehicle, a 1990 Chevrolet pickup truck, was driven by John Schwartz, 23. Traveling northbound, he was carrying four passengers in his truck — two in the cab and two in the truck bed, according to Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department Captain Dennis Wood.

Except for the toddler, the names of the passengers have not yet been released.

Both drivers and two passengers from the pickup truck were airlifted to Carle Foundation Hospital. Schwartz was listed in critical condition and Goodrum was listed in fair condition Wednesday night.

The other two passengers from the truck were taken to Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital.

Wood said preliminary reports indicate that Schwartz drove into oncoming southbound traffic, presumably to go around another vehicle turning west into a driveway. Schwartz hit the Explorer head-on when it was in the southbound lane.

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