Man killed in Springfield crash identified

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)- A 31-year-old man who was killed in a single car crash over the weekend has been identified.

Police say on Saturday, March 12 at 6:36 p.m., the Sangamon County Sheriffs Office responded to the 3100 block of Peoria Road for a single car accident.

According to police, a witness told, a 2016 Dodge utility vehicle was driving south on Peoria Road when it crossed the center line and went off the east side of Peoria Road hitting a small tree.

Officials report the 31-year-old male driver, Matthew Cottrill of Springfield, was unresponsive at the scene, and was transported to Saint Johns hospital, where he later was pronounced dead.