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LeRoy woman, 90, dies in rural McLean County crash

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Updated: December 6, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST
The McLean County Coroner's office released the identity of the crash victim as a 90-year-old woman from LeRoy.

Authorities said a one person died in a motor vehicle crash Monday afternoon in rural LeRoy.

McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder and McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said in a joint news release the crash occurred at County Road 3100 East and 400 North Road, east of LeRoy. The coroner’s office was notified of the death at 3:27 p.m. Monday, according to the news release.

Yoder said Josephine Althhouse, 90, was driving an SUV that collided with a car at the rural intersection.
Althhouse was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not provided information about how the crash happened.

Yoder said the McLean County Sheriff’s Department and LeRoy police and fire departments were on the scene when her office was notified of the death.

Yoder said the crash remains under investigation.

Eric Stock is the News Director at WGLT. You can contact Eric at ejstoc1@ilstu.edu.