1 Dead After Crash With Semi, Car: Sheriff

PEOTONE, IL — One driver has died after a crash with a semi and a car at Wilmington-Peotone and Center roads in Peotone Monday morning, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.

The crash occurred at 7:12 a.m. Initial reports indicate that the female driver of a Honda was traveling southbound on S. Center Road and stopped at the intersection stop sign. She was then attempting to make a left turn, when her vehicle was struck by the truck traveling westbound on W. Wilmington-Peotone Road.

Beecher and Manhattan Fire Protection District personnel were on the scene and extricated the female driver from her vehicle. She was in critical condition and transported to St. Mary's Hospital, where she later died. The male driver of the semi was not injured and refused treatment at the scene. Will County Sheriff's police have not released the woman's identity.

Road closures are still in place while sheriff's police investigate, including:

• Eastbound Wilmington-Peotone Rd. at Route 45
• Southbound S. Center Road at Barr Road
• Westbound Wilmington-Peotone at 88th Avenue
• Northbound S. Center Road at Kennedy Road