One dead, two injured in morning crash in Bartonville
BARTONVILLE (WEEK) -- A man was killed and two others taken to the hospital as the result of a three-car collision early Friday morning on U.S. 24 (Adams Street) at W. Pfeiffer Road in Bartonville.
According to the Peoria County Coroner's office, preliminary reports indicated that a male driver of a midsize sedan was traveling westbound on U.S 24, when he apparently crossed the center lane and struck an eastbound truck head-on, causing his car to roll multiple times.
The driver of the sedan, 47-year-old Christopher L. Coleman, of Peoria was transported to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria in critical condition. Despite resuscitative efforts, he was pronounced deceased at 6:39 a.m.