COMMEND-KEN MCCRACKEN & OTHERS

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HR0592
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, On September 2, 2025, at approximately 7:27pm, a
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Dodge 2500 pickup truck was traveling east on Rio Township
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Road 2400 North at a high rate of speed; at the intersection of
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2400 North and 050 East, the driver lost control, and his truck
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went into the ditch on the right side of the road; the driver
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tried to correct, but the truck went back onto the road and
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into the ditch on the left side of the road, turned over
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several times, and destroyed a row of pine trees, coming to
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rest on the passenger side; and

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WHEREAS, A farmhouse sits at the intersection and is owned
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by resident Connie Flack, who was sitting on the front porch
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and witnessed the entire incident; she immediately called her
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neighbors, Ken and Rhonda McCracken, who live approximately a
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half mile up the road; they instantly got in their car and
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drove to the accident as Rhonda called 911; and

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WHEREAS, Upon arriving, Ken McCracken found the driver,
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who was the only occupant of the truck, still hanging from his
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seat belt with the vehicle beginning to smoke; the driver
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finally got himself released but was unable to get out of the
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truck by kicking the windshield; Ken noticed a metal rod that
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had flown out of the back of the truck and began trying to
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break little holes in the windshield with the rod; he made a

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number of holes that formed a circle in the windshield, and the
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driver was able to kick the windshield and create a hole large
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enough that Ken could pull the driver out and drag him to
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safety; the driver was unable to walk; just as the two were a
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few hundred feed from the truck, the gas tank exploded, flames
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shot into the air, and the entire cab of the truck was engulfed
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in flames; Rhonda McCracken and Connie Flack got towels, and
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they assisted Ken with first aid to the victim who had suffered
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numerous cuts; and

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WHEREAS, The first EMT's on the scene were Kevin Devlin
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and Sid Carlson, who found the patient lying on the ground
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being attended by Ken, Rhonda, and Connie; loud bangs began
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coming from the burning truck as the driver noted that he was
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carrying ammunition; a Knox County deputy arrived as well as
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Knox County Sheriff Jack Harlan and then Tri-County Ambulance
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and the Rio Fire Department; the driver was placed on a cot,
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loaded into the ambulance, and transported to OSF St. Mary
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Medical Center in Galesburg for treatment; and

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WHEREAS, Had it not been for Ken McCracken, the driver
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would have perished in the fire; of note, Ken is 81 years old
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and has been the Rio Township Road Commissioner for 46 years;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we commend Ken McCracken for his heroic actions resulting in
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saving a man's life; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we commend Connie Flack, Rhonda McCracken,
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Kevin Devlin, Sid Carlson, and Knox County Sheriff Jack Harlan
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for their contributions to saving a man's life; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to Ken and Rhonda McCracken, Connie Flack, Kevin
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Devlin, Sid Carlson, and Knox County Sheriff Jack Harlan as an
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expression of our respect and esteem for their swift and
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decisive actions resulting in a man's life being saved.

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