Eighth person dies from injuries in I-55 crash caused by dust storm near Springfield
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Authorities previously identified the victims as: Joseph Bates, 73, and Donna Bates, 71, of Crystal Lake; Michael Zinchuk, 55, and Amy Zinchuk, 54, of Champaign: Shirley Harper, 88, of Franklin, Wisconsin; Otto Medina-Salazar, 58, of Carthage, Missouri; and Earl LeGrand, 64, of Florissant, Missouri.The crashes happened shortly before 11 a.m. in both the northbound and southbound lanes of I-55, about 20 miles south of Springfield.
Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on I-55 in Montgomery County, south of Springfield, on May 1, 2023. Police shut down the interstate for hours as firefighters and paramedics battled the dust storm to reach injured and frightened motorists along the roughly 2-mile-long crash site. At least two tractor-trailers caught fire in the northbound lanes, leaving a patch of charred pavement and grass still visible days later.
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