PEORIA, Ill. — The victim of a fatal accident Sunday night has been identified as 76-year-old Katherine Ware.
Peoria Police responded at 10:50 p.m. to the area of Jefferson Ave. and Cass St. regarding an accident with ejection.
When crews arrived a female victim, Ware, was found on the ground deceased.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the truck rolled multiple times.
“On the arrival of EMS and the assessment of the woman, she was found to be obviously deceased from blunt force trauma,” Harwood said.
Witness information gathered at the scene indicated a truck driven by Ware was crossing the intersection when a car was traveling southbound Jefferson and collided with the truck.
Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the two occupants of the car were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries and released.
“After being released from the hospital the driver of the car, Kahlil Brown age 24, was arrested for aggravated DUI,” Dotson said.
The incident is still under investigation.
