A 32-year-old woman from Normal died in a crash on Interstate 74 in East Peoria on Friday morning, according to Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley.
The crash happened shortly before 8:45 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the Pinecrest Drive exit.
Hanley said Lauren Martin was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:23 a.m.
A statement from the Tazewell County Coroner's Office indicated Martin died from multiple blunt force injuries. She was travelling west on I-74 alone and, for unknown reasons, crossed the median and collided with a semi truck in the eastbound lanes.
The case remains under investigation by the Tazewell County coroner’s office and Illinois State Police.
