McLean coroner identifies I-55 car crash victim

McLean coroner identifies I-55 car crash victim

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathleen Yoder has released the name and cause of death of the man killed on I-55 on Tuesday.

According to a McLean County Coroner news release, 27-year-old Jacob Shaw of Kenosha, Wisconsin likely died from multiple blunt injuries from his car striking a parked utility truck parked on the shoulder.

It isn’t known why Shaw left the roadway near mile marker 158 before striking the truck. But a fire broke out after the crash. It was extinguished in only a few minutes.

The truck driver was taken to local hospital for injuries. It isn’t known how serious they are.

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Toxicology is pending.

The crash is still being investigated by McLean County Coroner’s Office and Illinois State Police.

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