One person is dead after a crash on Interstate 57 in Coles County.
Illinois State Police responded to reports of a traffic crash involving a truck-tractor semi-trailer and pickup truck south of Illinois Route 16 Exit yesterday afternoon, according to ISP Trooper Duane Chappell.
The driver of the pick-up truck, 24-year-old Aydin Garcia of Mattoon, was pronounced dead at the scene by Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers.
The I-57 southbound lanes were eventually closed and rerouted to Route 16 and reopened just before seven, said ISP officials.
Illinois State Police Trooper Duane Chappell says the investigation is still ongoing.