Man who died in wrong way crash on I-74 near Morton is identified

TAZEWELL COUNTY Ill. – The man killed in the Wednesday night crash along I-74 in Tazewell County — has been identified.

Tazewell County Coroner, Charles Hanley, says preliminary findings of an autopsy showed 44-year-old Jason Stephens, of Bloomington, died from multiple blunt force injuries.

Hanley says that Stephens was likely dead before the pickup caught fire in the eastbound lanes.

The crash occurred around 9:45pm on Wednesday, just east of the Morton exit.

It caused eastbound lanes to be shut down for about eight hours, while police conducted their investigation and cleared the wreckage.