PEORIA, Ill. – One person is dead after a vehicle fleeing from police crashed in Woodford County early Friday morning.
Peoria Police says officers responded to a business burglary alarm in the area of Crestline Drive and Pioneer Parkway just after 2:30 A.M., finding signs of forced entry on arrival.
They then observed three suspects attempting to burglarize a nearby business.
The three then entered a vehicle and fled the scene, with officers watching the vehicle go into Tazewell County.
It was located a short time later on Cruger Road, where the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed.
One of the vehicle’s occupants was pronounced dead on scene, with the other two taken to a hospital in serious condition.
The Peoria County Coroner is expected to release the victim’s identity, along with the cause and manner of death.
Illinois State Police are investigating the crash.
