DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - One person is dead after a crash in Douglas County, state police said.Â
Troopers said the crash occurred at about 10:19 p.m. Monday. It happened on Interstate 57 southbound at mile post 213.5.Â
Authorities said a 2014 Ford Escape was on I-57 southbound when it left the road on the left-hand side and went into the center median. It rolled multiple times, ejecting the driver and passenger.Â
The driver, 30-year-old Craig L. Simon II of Herrin, was pronounced dead on the scene by the Douglas County coroner. Troopers said 36-year-old Jackie L. Henson, also of Herrin, suffered serious injuries and went to a hospital for treatment.Â
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