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Rural Tremont man dies in two-vehicle crash in Tazewell County

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A rural Tremont man is dead after a two-vehicle crash outside Morton.

Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley says a motorcycle and another vehicle collided at Washington Road and East Jefferson Street on Sunday afternoon.

67-year-old motorcycle rider Donald Butterfield died in the collision. He was wearing a helment.

An autopsy showed Butterfield died from multiple blunt force injuries he suffered in the crash.

The case remains under investigation.

Tim was the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio. He left the station in 2025.