Pontiac woman identified in fatal crash

Posted on August 19, 2019
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The crash happened Saturday night around 10:50 p.m. on Old Route 66 just south of Pontiac.(Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation)

 

By Neil Doyle

PONTIAC – Livingston County Coroner Danny Watson has identified a woman involved in a fatal crash over the weekend.

Janice Vance, 53, of Pontiac, was pronounced dead Saturday around 10:50 p.m. The single-vehicle accident happened on Old Route 66 just south of Pontiac.  Assisting at the scene was Pontiac Police, Pontiac Fire, Illinois State Police, and the Livingston County Sheriff’s office.

Watson said his office and an Illinois State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit are continuing to investigate the crash.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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