PEORIA — One person was killed and four others were injured in a three-vehicle accident in Central Peoria on Tuesday night — the third fatal accident since the month began.
Katherine King, 25, of West Peoria was pronounced dead at the scene by members of the Peoria County Coroner's Office at 9:13 p.m.
An autopsy on King showed she suffered multiple blunt-force trauma injuries that were inconsistent with life and died instantly. Toxicology testing is pending by state statute.
She was a second-grade teacher at Bethel Lutheran School in Morton. On the school's Facebook page, they paid tribute to the woman whose "radiance and joyful spirit is to be remembered and cherished."