PEORIA, Ill. — One person is dead after a crash on I-74.
The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police were called Saturday night around 11:00 p.m. to a single vehicle crash on eastbound I-74.
Upon arrival, first responders located a 2016 gray Toyota that left the roadway for unknown reasons, rolled multiple times, and struck the underside of the I-474 underpass.
The driver was ejected from the vehicle.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on-scene attempted life saving efforts but the driver was pronounced deceased on scene at 12:04 a.m.
The driver has been identified as 25-year-old Marcelas Washington of Peoria.
Why Washington’s vehicle left the roadway is under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
No autopsy will be performed, toxicology tests are pending.
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