MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - One person is dead and two others are hurt after a crash between a semi-truck and car in Macon County.Â
State police said this crash occurred at U.S. 36 and Prairie Valley Road. According to troopers, a Ford Mustang was moving westbound on U.S. 36 from Prairie Valley Road near Lovington. At the same time, a semi-truck was moving eastbound on U.S. 36 in the same area.Â
The Ford crossed the center lane and hit the semi-truck head-on for an unknown reason, authorities said. The Ford driver was pronounced dead on the scene and both occupants of the semi-truck were taken by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Â
Macon County Coroner identified the deceased as Galen C. Handley 53, of Cerro Gordo.Â
Handley was pronounced dead at the scene, he suffered massive generalized trauma to his body from the collision.Â
The results of a routine toxicology report are still pending. Â
The ISP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating.Â
U.S. 36 was still closed in the area before 6:30 p.m. Friday. Drivers are asked to find an alternate route.Â
