UPDATE: Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman has identified the victim of the fatal accident on Rt. 89 as 18-year-old Benjamin Bedell, of Brimfield, a student at Illinois Central College.
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WASHBURN, Ill. — A two-vehicle crash in Woodford County has claimed the life of a Brimfield teen.
Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman said the 18-year-old male was heading headed east on County Road 2100N when he pulled onto Rt. 89 and collided with a semi.
Ruestman said the accident happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday outside Washburn.
The teen was pronounced just after 4 p.m. at the scene. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday.
The driver of the semi was LifeFlighted to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. His condition was unknown.
