MONTICELLO, IL : Bement woman dies in three-vehicle accident on Illinois 105 at Piatt County Road 1350 N on Saturday, 11th January, 2020

A Bement woman was killed and a Bement man was hospitalized with serious injuries after a three-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon south of Monticello.

According a state police report, at 2:01 p.m., Conrad Gillespie, 22, was driving north on Illinois 105 at Piatt County Road 1350 N, about 2 miles south of Monticello, when he moved his 2008 Honda Accord into the southbound lane while attempting to pass a 2016 Ford Fiesta driven by Arthur Anderson, 51, of Bement.

Gillespie's car instead collided with a 2012 Nissan Sentra being driven south by a 56-year-old Bement woman. The force of the collision pushed it back into the northbound lane, where it hit Anderson's car.

The driver of the Sentra was pronounced dead at the scene by the Piatt County coroner, who is withholding her name until next of kin can be notified. Gillespie was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. Anderson was treated for minor injuries and released.

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