AUBURN, Ill. (WAND) - One person has died in a Thursday evening crash, according to Illinois State Police District 9.
Troopers were on scene at Illinois Route 104 at Purdom Road, just east of Auburn around 3:20 p.m.Â
According to the preliminary investigation by ISP, a 2006 GMC Pickup truck pulling a trailer with two anhydrous tanks and a USPS mail truck were traveling westbound on Illinois Route 104 near Purdom Road. The USPS truck slowed to turn south onto Purdom Road. The driver of the GMC truck failed to slow down and rear ended the USPS truck.Â
ISP said the GMC truck driver swerved into the eastbound lanes, observed oncoming traffic and swerved back into the westbound lanes. This caused the trailer to overturn onto a 2010 Buick, which was traveling westbound on Rt. 104.Â
The driver of the Buick was pronounced dead at the scene by the Sangamon County Coroner's office.Â
They were identified as 77-year-old Sandra S. Laurent of Divernon.Â
The road was closed for several hours but was back open around 8:38 p.m.Â
