Woman dies in Logan County crash

Posted on November 23, 2017
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Illinois State Police say a 22-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Logan County on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy DavidsonScott/flickr)

By Eric Stock

LINCOLN – A woman was killed in Logan County on Wednesday night in a two-car crash that tied up traffic in Interstate 55 for more than five hours overnight.

A 22-year-old woman was killed after a car traveling south on I-55 west of Lincoln left the road, traveled through the median and struck her northbound vehicle at about 9 p.m. The woman’s name hasn’t been released. Police say the other driver, 26-year-old Adriana Rodriguez of Wenona, was taken to Memorial Hospital in Springfield with minor injuries. Illinois State Police say she’s been charged with improper lane usage and not having insurance.

State Police said traffic was restricted in the northbound lanes until shortly before 2:30 a.m.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected]. 

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