Sangamon County Coroner Identifies Fatality in I-55 Crash

The Sangamon County coroner has identified the Springfield man who was killed in a crash on Interstate 55 Monday.

44-year-old Mark Heaton died when his southbound car left the roadway while traveling at a high rate of speed, hit a bridge abutment, and came to rest in the northbound lanes, striking another vehicle.

An autopsy on Heaton is being conducted… and state police are still investigating the crash.

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