By WMBD TV
GOODFIELD – One person is dead after their vehicle struck a guard rail on Interstate 74 near Goodfield.
The collision happened just before 5 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near mile mark 112, said Chief Deputy Dennis Tipsword of the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office.
He said the vehicle struck a guardrail, then the overpass of the bridge at the Goodfield exit before coming to rest in the road.
Another car, he said, struck the first car.
When deputies arrived, they found the victim who was in the first car. He was the only occupant in the vehicle, Tipsword said. The second car’s driver was taken to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The eastbound lanes of the interstate near the crash are closed to traffic. Since this crash happened under the Goodfield overpass, traffic is exiting at Goodfield and is allowed to get right back on and continue heading east.
It is expected the interstate will be closed in this fashion until approximately 9:30 a.m.
This accident is in the very early stages of the investigation, which is ongoing.
No other information is available at this time.
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