Head-on crash in southern Illinois kills 3 people, injures 8
Posted January 21, 2020 6:00 am
HEROD, Ill. (AP) - State Police on Tuesday released the names of three people killed in a head-on crash that left eight others injured in southern Illinois.
A Dodge Charger driven by David A. Wasson, 27, of Harrisburg, crossed the center line on Illinois 34 in Pope County and struck a Lincoln limousine, police said. Wasson and the driver of the limousine, Jarret M. Bencie, 39, of Marion, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that occurred about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, police said.
A passenger in the limo, Kenny N. Webb, 42, of Marion, was pronounced dead at a local hospital, police said.
Eight other passengers in the limousine were hospitalized, WSIL-TV reported.
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