Friday night, December 29th, Illinois State Troopers reported to a fatal traffic crash along I-57 north at milepost 225(Between Pesotum and Tolono.) Preliminary details from Illinois State Police District 10 indicate a 74 year old male from Chicago (unit 1) was traveling south on I-57 when the driver lost control of the vehicle for an unknown reason, crossed the median and entered into the northbound lanes. Unit 1 then stuck Unit 2, a 31 year old male of Lebanon, IL, head on who was traveling in the northbound lane. Unit 2, and his two passengers, were transported to an area hospital for serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Unit 1 was pronounced deceased on the scene. There are no charges at this time.
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