One person dead in overnight Champaign Co. crash
SOMER TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WCIA) — A woman from the suburbs of Chicago has died in Champaign County following a crash Sunday night.
The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. on Leverett Road near Martin Road in Somer Township. Officials with the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation showed that the woman, identified as 33-year-old Molly Zabinski of Palatine, was driving east on Leverett. For unknown reasons, Zabinski’s car crossed the center line and entered the westbound lane.
Her car crashed head-on into a westbound car that was being driven by a 21-year-old from Sidney.
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Officials said Sheriff’s deputies arrived and, finding Zabinski unresponsive, started providing CPR. She was taken to Carle Hospital in Urbana, where she was pronounced dead at 9 p.m.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
There were four other people hurt in the crash, including the 21-year-old driver of the westbound car and a three-year-old in Zabinski’s car. All are expected to be ok.
The crash remains under investigation by the Champaign County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s Offices.
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