The victim was identified Wednesday as 52-year-old Laura Rudow of Elburn, the Kane County Coroner's Office said.
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The crash occurred at about 5:19 a.m. Monday on I-88 at milepost 103 near Maple Park, Illinois State Police said.
One vehicle was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it crashed head-on into another vehicle, causing both vehicles to become engulfed in flames, police said.
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I-88 wrong-way crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
The driver of the vehicle traveling westbound was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle that was struck was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Why the driver was driving the wrong way remains under investigation. A heavy fog was in the area at the time of the crash, but police have not said if that was a factor in the crash.