Peoria, IL (WMBD) — A Central Illinois man is dead in the wake of a crash involving his pickup truck, a John Deere tractor and a big rig.
Illinois State Police say it happened Tuesday evening around 7:20 p.m. along U.S. Route 136 in northern Logan County.
Troopers say the 42-year-old San Jose man driving the pickup truck west near 700th Avenue slammed into the rear of the John Deere tractor, towing two gravity wagons. The pickup then swerved into an oncoming 18-wheeler and hit it head-on.
Officers declared the pickup driver dead at the scene.
Charges in the crash are pending as the investigation continues.
