MORTON, Ill. – A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 74 east of Morton Tuesday, claimed the life of a Metamora woman.
Tazewell County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as 25-year old Taylor Lynn Rudd.
Rudd was the sole occupant of the passenger vehicle that was involved in a crash with two semis on I-74 east of Morton at mile marker 104. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:15 p.m.
The crash caused a portion of the interstate to be closed, as eastbound traffic was on detour near Morton for several hours.
The accident remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police and the Tazewell County Coroner’s Office.
