HENRY COUNTY, Ill. — District 7 troopers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 78 near I-80 in rural Henry County the morning of Thursday Sept. 8, according to the Illinois State Police.
Officials said that the first driver was traveling south on IL 78 when it entered the northbound lane, causing a second driver to run into the ditch and roll multiple times.
The second driver, a 50-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
While responding to the initial crash, a Henry County Sheriff's deputy was involved in a single-car accident.
ISP reports that the deputy was responding when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled several times.
According to Henry County Sheriff Kerry Loncka, the deputy was treated and released from OSF St. Luke Medical Center in Kewanee.
Illinois Route 78 near County Highway 22 was closed while the investigation ensues.
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