GOODFIELD, IL : Danville man killed in fiery I-74 crash on Thursday, 11th July 2019

Interstate 74 near Goodfield was reopened early Thursday, one day after a Danville man was killed a fiery collision of two semi-trailer trucks.

Sgt. Tony Halsey of the Illinois State Police said one semi with an empty dump trailer had broken down in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 74 at about 2:25 p.m. Wednesday near mile marker 117, five miles east of Goodfield.

A second semi, with a dry bulk trailer that contained concrete mix, tried to pass the disabled truck but struck it and caught fire, Halsey said.

The impact of the crash and fire resulted in the death of the second semi’s driver, Jeffrey Bryant, 48, who was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m. at the scene, according to Woodford County Coroner Tim Ruestman.

An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday morning.

The driver of the disabled semi was taken to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Bloomington with what Halsey classified as non life-threatening injuries.

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