Coroner identifies woman in fatal I-74 crash near Morton

Posted on November 13, 2019
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The crash is still under investigation by Illinois State Police and the Tazewell County Coroner’s Office. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

MORTON – A Metamora woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash Tuesday on Interstate 74.

Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said Taylor Lynn Rudd, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene around 1:15 p.m.  Preliminary autopsy results indicate the cause of death was head injuries, according to Hanley.

The crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger car happened in the eastbound lanes of I-74 near Morton around noon.

Illinois State Police ticketed Mark Elbus, 62, of Kewanee, for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

ISP and the coroner’s office are still investigating the crash.

The crash closed eastbound I-74 for several hours.  ISP directed traffic onto US 150.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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