3 more victims of I-55 crash ID'd as Crystal Lake man, woman, Missouri man

Downstate Illinois dust storm caused 72-vehicle crash

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Saturday, May 6, 2023
3 more victims of I-55 crash ID'd as Crystal Lake man, woman, Missouri man
Illinois State Police publicly identified 3 more victims of the I 55 dust storm crashes Saturday as 2 people from Crystal Lake and a Missouri man.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois State Police publicly identified three more victims of the deadly Interstate 55 dust storm crash Saturday morning.

Joseph Bates, 73, of Crystal Lake and Donna Bates, 71, of Crystal Lake were killed in the crash.

Earl LeGrand, 64, of Florissant, Missouri was also killed.

The family of Michael Zinchuk, 55, of Champaign and Amy Zinchuk, 54, also of Champaign spoke out for the first time Friday.

Illinois State Police previously identified another victim as 88-year-old Shirley Harper of Franklin, Wisconsin.

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Police are working closely with the Montgomery County Coroner's Office to identify the final victim.

The crashes took place about 10:55 a.m. Monday near downstate Farmersville.

Seven people were killed in the 72-vehicle crash that also injured 37 others.

The video in the player above is from an earlier report.

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