A 22-year-old man from Peoria has succumbed to injuries sustained in a car accident Friday evening in Tazewell County.
According to a media release posted on Facebook, the Peoria County coroner confirmed that Deontay J. Page lost his life following a two-vehicle collision near Bartruff Lane and Edgewater Drive (Illinois Route 98).
Emergency responders arrived at the scene after receiving a 911 call around 6:56 p.m. Friday. Page was among those injured in the crash and was transported to OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased at 7:46 p.m.
Authorities have not yet provided further details regarding the number of victims, the circumstances of the crash, or whether Page was driving or a passenger. The coroner’s office has stated that a toxicology report is pending, and the cause of the accident remains under investigation.
The section of Route 98 where the crash occurred was reopened at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office.