Driver killed in crash on Interstate 80 identified
UPDATE: The Chevy Trax driver who died in a crash Sunday has been identified as Eric
Fraelle from Peoria, according to a news release.
A passenger who was injured is identified as Heather Fraelle from Peoria, and the other passenger, 16, also is from Peoria.
The driver of the semi was Serhii Holenko. The crash remains under investigation.
EARLIER: One person is dead after a semi and SUV crashed on Interstate 80 Sunday night.
It happened just after 9:30 p.m. near the 288 half mile marker between the Walcott and Interstate 280 exits.
An on-scene investigation showed a 2024 Chevy Trax and Freightliner semi were headed east when the semi rear ended the SUV, causing it to go into a side ditch, where it came to a stop.
A 52-year-old Peoria man driving the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 52-year-old woman and 16-year-old boy, also from Peoria, went to the hospital with serious injuries.
The 31-year-old truck driver from Idaho was not injured.
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