By Blake Haas
LOGAN COUNTY – Four people were killed Wednesday evening in a car crash on Interstate 55.
Authorities report all four of the individuals are from Washington, Ill, including three juveniles.
Illinois State Police report the crash happened around 10: 11 p.m. at milepost 122 when a 2016 Chrysler Pacifica was traveling northbound. Police report the driver of the Pacifica lost control of the vehicle in heavy rain and skidded across the median and into on-coming southbound traffic.
Authorities report a 2017 Freightliner Truck-Tractor Semi-Trailer traveling southbound at the same location struck the Pacifica in the southbound lane.
Police report the Pacifican came to a rest in the media while the tractor-trailer crossed the median and ended in the northbound lane before overturning on the frontage road E. of Interstate 55.
The four occupants of the Pacifica who died, a 47-year-old male, a 17-year-old male, a 17-year-old female, and a 16-year-old female, all from Washington, were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to ISP, a 13-year-old female who was also in the Pacifica was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
🆕 Update 11:25 pm: Interstate 55 is closed in both directions between mileposts 119 and 123 for crash reconstruction. 🆕
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The driver of the semi-tractor trailer, Core Jackson, 41, from Decatur, Ga., was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The identity of those who died is not being released pending family notification.
Blake Haas can be reached at Blake.Haas@Cumulus.com.
