Tazewell County woman identified in fatal crash

Posted on October 9, 2019
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Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation)

 

By Neil Doyle

WASHINGTON – A woman from Tazewell County has been identified in a fatal crash that happened Wednesday in Washington.

Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley pronounced Linda Bedwell, 74, of Washington, dead at the scene at 10:06 a.m.  An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning.

Hanley said several agencies were called at 9:15 a.m. for a crash involving a vehicle and semi truck on McClugage Road, just north of the intersection with Spring Creek Road.

Hanley said Bedwell was a passenger in the vehicle. The driver of the car and semi were both taken to local hospitals and their conditions are unknown.

The crash remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and Illinois State Police.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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