I-57 crash victims identified

Two people who died in an earky-morning crash in Iroquois County Tuesday are now identified as 26-year-old Aaron Reed of Onarga and 21-year-old Tazia Crite of Pembroke Township. Both were pronounced dead at the scene on I-57 at Loda.  Illinois State Police and the County Coroner investigated at 1 am.  Four other people, including an infant, were taken to hospitals.  The baby was listed as critical.  The other injuries were not life-threatening, according to police reports.

Reed and Crite were in separate cars.  Police said Reed's southbound car crossed over the median, hitting the northbound car Crite was a passenger in.  A semi then hit the second car, ejecting the passengers.

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