Published on December 21, 2025 7:47 pm
Last Updated on December 21, 2025 7:47 pm
A second person has died from injuries received in a multi-vehicle crash on I-57 in Coles County last week.
Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer said 42-year-old Alicia J. Barks of Chicago was pronounced dead at Carle Hospital in Urbana on Saturday at 11:48am. An autopsy has been scheduled.
Barks’ husband, 43-year-old Matthew Siemer of Chicago, died in the crash on December 13. Seven vehicles were involved in the crash.
