FITHIAN, IL (Chambana Today) – One person is dead following a fatal crash early this morning on I-74 westbound near Milepost 200 in Vermilion County. Illinois State Police reported that troopers responded to the scene around 3:53 a.m. for a collision involving a car and a tractor-trailer. The crash resulted in one fatality, though the identity of the deceased has not yet been released.
As of 6:46 a.m., westbound lanes of I-74 were closed. Traffic was initially rerouted off the interstate at Milepost 206, directing drivers to Oakwood. By 7:13 a.m., authorities updated the diversion to Milepost 200, where drivers used the overpass to re-enter I-74 westbound.