A 28-year-old Du Quoin man has died in a car-truck crash in Washington County Tuesday morning.
Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger says the crash occurred during extremely foggy conditions on Illinois Route 127 near Mississippi Road. He pronounced the victim, Marcus Young, dead at the scene at 6:45 Tuesday morning.
Styninger says Young was traveling southbound in a car on Route 127 when he struck the trailer of a semi truck loaded with soybeans which was entering the roadway from a private drive on the west side of the highway.
Styninger says because of the fog, it appears neither driver saw the other until seconds before the crash.
Styninger reports the local driver of the semi truck was not injured.
The cause of death will be listed as head injuries due to blunt force trauma, with the manner of death being accidental.
Toxicology samples were obtained by the coroner for routine testing.
The Washington County Ambulance Service, Nashville Fire and Police Departments, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Illinois State Police and the Washington County Coroner’s Office were all on the scene. Precision Towing and Gary’s Tire Towing both assisted the Nashville Fire Department with heavy extrication at the scene.
