Anthony Geisen Obituary, Death – A Sunday morning crash in Alton left a man dead. Shane P. Liley, Madison County Coroners Office Chief of Investigations, identified the man who died in the two-car crash as Anthony Geisen, a 20-year-old from Godfrey, Illinois.
Geisen was driving northbound in a Ford Focus Hatchback near Henry Street Saturday morning, the coroner’s office said. He was passing through the intersection of Landmarks Boulevard around 5:50 a.m. when he was struck on the passenger side by a Freightliner tractor-trailer.
Geisen was treated at the scene by Alton Fire Department paramedics and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy determined he died of blunt head trauma. The Freightliner driver was not injured and refused medical services at the scene.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated by the Alton Police Department Traffic Division. Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit, and the Madison County Coroners Office.
Funeral arrangements will be handled by Paynic Home for Funerals in East Alton, Ill. The coroner’s office in Madison County said they “would like to extend our deepest sympathies to all involved in this tragic incident.”