Springfield, IL : Driver killed in two-vehicle crash on I-55 near Lincoln on Wednesday, November, 22nd 2017

A 22-year-old woman was killed Wednesday night when the vehicle she was driving was struck by another vehicle that crossed the median on Interstate 55 near Lincoln.

The name and hometown of the woman who died was not immediately released.

The crash happened around 9 p.m. near milepost 128. Illinois State Police said a vehicle driven by Adriana Rodrigues, 26, of Wenona, was southbound on I-55 when the vehicle went off the left side of the road, traveled through the median and hit the other woman’s vehicle in the northbound lanes.

Rodrigues was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield with minor injuries. She was ticketed for improper lane usage and no insurance, police said.

Traffic lanes were reduced on I-55 northbound for several hours after the crash, causing severe traffic backups during one of the busiest travel days of the year.

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Driver killed in two-vehicle crash on I-55 near Lincoln