A two-car crash west of Gilman (Sunday) killed one person and injured three others. And the investigation has been hampered while authorities tried to identify the person who died.  Iroquois County Coroner Bill Cheatum said a female passenger in the victim’s car was unresponsive at a hospital. The victim who passed away at the scene of the crash also raised identification challenges.

He has since been identified as 28-year-old Ryan Janis of Matteson.

Illinois State Police responded to U.S. 24 at 200 E around 6 pm. The deceased driver of a compact car was northbound on 200 E, failed to stop, and hit a pickup truck on Route 24. Janice was pronounced dead on the scene by the Coroner. The car’s passenger and the occupants of the pickup were brought to nearby hospitals with injuries.
The road closed until just past midnight.

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