Fatal Crash in Marion County

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Published on July 13 2015 9:52 am
Last Updated on July 13 2015 9:52 am
Written by Greg Sapp

One man was killed and two people were injured in a fatal crash in Marion County over the weekend.

Illinois State Police report that an Odin man, 36-year-old Craig Williams, was killed in the crash, which occurred at 4pm Saturday on US Route 50, just east of Odin.

Police say Williams' SUV crossed the centerline and collided with a semi driven by 43-year-old Jan Shoots of Mulberry, Florida. 

Williams' two passengers were injured and were first taken to Salem Township Hospital, and then airlifted to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Sloots, the semi driver, was not injured.

No tickets were issued. Illinois State Police and the Marion County Coroner's Office headed the investigation into the crash.