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Peoria Crash: Driver Flees Scene After Deadly Wreck
23 Jul
Summary
- Three individuals were transported to a local trauma center following a crash.
- One person required CPR after being found without a pulse at the scene.
- The driver of a speeding vehicle reportedly fled the scene before police arrived.
An early morning collision in Peoria resulted in three individuals being transported to a local trauma center. The crash occurred at the intersection of East McClure and North Central avenues around 1:22 a.m. on July 23. Responding firefighters and paramedics discovered two mid-sized cars with extensive damage.
Paramedics initiated CPR on one person who was found without a pulse at the scene. This individual was then taken to a trauma center. Two other individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were also transported to the same facility. The patient conditions were not immediately available.
According to the Peoria Fire Department, one of the vehicles was traveling at high speed on McClure Avenue when it collided with the passenger side of the other car. The driver of the speeding vehicle reportedly fled the scene before law enforcement arrived.
