FARMERSVILLE, Ill. – An eighth person has died as a result of a deadly crash earlier this month on I-55 near Springfield, caused by a dust storm.
Illinois State Police says 81-year-old Ruth Rau, of Sorento, Illinois, was a passenger in a vehicle involved in the May 1st crash.
Rau was taken to a hospital, where she died Tuesday night from multiple blunt force injuries.
72 vehicles were involved in the crash that was caused as the dust storm created white-out conditions on I-55. 37 other people were injured.
Rau’s death remains under investigation by the Sangamon County Coroner and the Illinois State Police.
