Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse has released the identity of two people killed in an accident Thursday on I-57near the Ina exit in Jefferson County Thursday morning involving two semis.
The driver of a car involved in the crash was identified as 61-year-old Stanford Artman of St. Charles,Missouri. His wife, identified as 67-year-old Cynthia Artman also of St. Charles, Missouri, was a passenger in the vehicle and died at a St.Louis hospital after being flown from the scene by an Air Evac helicopter. Their car was crushed between two semis involved in the accident. Initial reports indicated three semis were involved in the crash.
Reports said Jefferson Fire had indicated a state trooper on the scene working a previous crash was able to get the passenger out of the vehicle as its engine caught fire. Fire personnel then arrived and extricated the driver, who was pronounced dead at thescene.
The accident occurred around 10 a.m. Thursday. Illinois State Police, along with Accident Reconstructionists, continue their investigation.
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