PEORIA, Ill. – A two-vehicle accident late Saturday night at the intersection of War Memorial Drive and Sheridan Road has claimed a teen’s life.
Peoria County Corner Jamie Harwood has identified the victim as 17-year-old Jamil Ty Clark, of Peoria.
Clark, who was one of the drivers of the two vehicles involved in the crash, was thrown from his car and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A passenger in Clark’s vehicle was also taken to a hospital as a precaution.
Harwood said Clark suffered multiple blunt force traumas, and likely died instantly. Toxicology tests are still pending.
Peoria Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
