One dead in Fulton County car crash

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A Gillespie woman has died following a two car collision in rural Fulton County.

According to a news release from the Illinois State Police, at around 4:19 p.m. on Wednesday, 52-year-old Kathy J. Heinz was traveling northbound on Route 97 towards Route 116 when her vehicle entered an intersection and failed to yield to the right of way to east and westbound traffic.

Her vehicle was struck by a truck tractor pulling a semi-trailer being driven by 46-year-old Vincent E Tarochione of St. Augustine.

The tractor-trailer struck the passenger side of Heinz’s Hyundai Santa Fe, pushing it into the ditch on the northwest corner of the intersection.

Heinz sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash, Tarochione did not report any injuries.

Responding to the scene was Fulton County EMS, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Peoria County Coroner’s Office.

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