Illinois State Police

The alleged driver of a vehicle that fled a traffic stop in Peoria’s East Bluff neighborhood and was later involved in a collision with another vehicle that claimed the life of a teen passenger is now in custody at the Peoria County Jail.

A 17-year-old girl died early Thursday after the vehicle she was in was struck by another vehicle that fled from a traffic stop in Peoria’s East Bluff neighborhood.

Tazewell County State’s Attorney Kevin Johnson and the Illinois State Police announced the arrest of Caitlynn Girkin in connection with the fatal shooting of Adolfo Cazares.

Dennis Kenser Jr., 50, of rural Manito, died early Wednesday after a crash involving a second vehicle in Pekin.

A 62-year-old Armington man died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Mackinaw.

A 62-year-old Peoria man has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle accident early Thursday on Interstate 74 near the Morton exit.

Illinois State Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 74 early Thursday that killed one person and injured three others.

Authorities in Tazewell County are working to identify skeletal remains located Sunday afternoon near East Peoria.

A person has died after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Interstate 74 on the East Peoria side of the Murray Baker Bridge.

Pekin Police Chief Seth Ranney announced Wednesday his department arrested Keith Brackett, 48, in connection with the death of Robert Bee Jr., a 13-year-old boy who was reported missing in 2016.