WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Illinois State Police have released more information about a fatal traffic crash that happened Friday afternoon on Route 37 in Williamson County.
According to ISP, the driver of a southbound Dodge sedan crossed the centerline near Villa Way, hitting a northbound vehicle head-on. The Dodge ran off the road to the right, the second vehicle was then hit by a third vehicle, also traveling north and following behind the Dodge.
The driver of the Dodge sedan, a 31-year-old Marion woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not been released pending family notification. The occupants of the other vehicles were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.