UPDATE 4/16 2:15 P.M. — The severe crash that occurred Friday morning just before 6:00 a.m. in Bartonville has claimed a life.
According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, 47-year-old Christopher Coleman was traveling westbound on Rt. 24, when he apparently crossed the center lane and struck an eastbound truck head-on.
His car then rolled multiple times.
Despite aggressive resuscitative efforts, Coleman was pronounced dead at OSF St. Francis Medical Center at 6:39 a.m.
Coleman suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries that were incompatible with life, according to Harwood.
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BARTONVILLE, Ill. — Bartonville Police were called around 6 a.m. Friday to Rt. 24 (S. Adams) and Pfeiffer Road for a rollover accident.
Scanner traffic indicated that someone had to be extricated from a vehicle and emergency crews were performing CPR.
Bartonville PD said S. Adams and Pfeiffer would be closed for some time. Motorists were asked to use Lafayette Avenue as an alternative route.
