BRIMFIELD, Ill. – A woman from Galesburg is dead following an accident on Interstate 74 Thursday morning.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says it happened around 6:40 a.m. near Brimfield, in the vicinity of mile markers 78 and 79.
Harwood says the 42-year-old female driver lost control on slick pavement and struck a guardrail, after which the car struk a semi. The semi was unable to show down in time.
The victim was taken to a Peoria hospital and pronounced dead about an hour after the crash.
Harwood says he’ll identify the victim once family members are notified.
An investigation into the crash by Illinois State Police is continuing.
