TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. – The identity of the person who died in a car versus pedestrian crash early Wednesday morning on Route 24 in East Peoria has been identified.
Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says 20-year-old Hailey Parks of Jacksonville, Florida was pronounced dead at the scene just after 7:30 A.M.
The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 24 and Grosenbach Road just after 5:00 A.M.
Hanley says Parks was visiting relatives in the area.
He says a preliminary autopsy conducted Wednesday afternoon showed Parks’ death was caused by multiple blunt force injuries from the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by Illinois State Police and the Tazewell County Coroner’s Office.
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