A 73-year-old Bloomington man is dead after a crash Tuesday morning along Interstate 55 in Sangamon County.
Illinois State Police are investigating the three-vehicle crash that happened around 9:13 a.m.
A preliminary news release stated the crash happened after a Dodge Ram rear-ended another vehicle near milepost 98. Traffic in the area had slowed following another crash.
The driver of the Dodge Ram, a 24-year-old man from Washington state, crashed into the truck of the Bloomington man, who was killed, according to ISP.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon identified the driver of the truck as Darrell Elkin of Bloomington. The coroner said Elkin was taken to HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield where he was pronounced dead at 10 a.m. Preliminary autopsy findings show Elkin did of multiple injuries sustained in the crash.
The force of the impact pushed the Bloomington man's truck into another truck in front of it. That truck then skidded off the roadway. ISP said the driver, a 70-year-old Sherman man, was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
ISP said the Washington man was cited for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He also was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
