CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A 29-year-old Urbana man is dead after crashing into a semi.Â
The crash happened along Illinois Route 47 near Oak Valley Road just north of Mahomet.Â
The Champaign County Coroner said 29-year-old Lyle W. Owens of Urbana, was the driver of the vehicle that crossed the center lane and crashed head-on with a semi-tractor trailer.Â
Owens was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
The semi was driven by a 55-year-old man from Deltona, Florida. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
An autopsy is scheduled for March 22 and an inquest may be held at a later date.Â
This death is being investigated by the Champaign County Corner's Office and the Illinois State Police District 10.Â
