PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — A crash on eastbound I-474 on Friday morning has claimed an Illinois man’s life.
The accident, that involved two trucks, happened about 7:20 a.m., about a mile east of the Pekin exit.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 72-year-old Lawrence Dooley, of Oquawka, Illinois, who was driving a dump truck, was taken by LifeFlight to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:15 a.m.
An autopsy showed Dooley suffered severe internal injuries from trauma. Toxicology is pending.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by Illinois State Police.
