The Vermilion County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of the two victims in Thursday evening’s crash on Eastbound I-74 west of Oakwood. Thirty-two year old Monique Stanciel of Danville and her seven year old son Simir Stanciel both lost their lives as a result of the collision. Reports are that a Buick sedan was sitting in the left lane as the result of a flat tire, and it was then struck from behind by a Dodge pickup truck. Monique and Similr Stanciel were both passengers in the Buick. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with injuries, and the eastbound lanes were closed for about six hours following the accident.
EARLIER STORY:
Sources are now reporting that two people have died as a result of the Thursday evening accident on Eastbound I-74 west of Oakwood that closed the eastbound lanes for about six hours. It is reported that a Buick sedan was stopped in the left lane due to a flat tire, and then was struck from behind by a Dodge pickup truck. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with injuries; but it is now reported that two passengers in the Buick, a female and a juvenile male, have died as a result of the accident.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Traffic is flowing normally along Interstate 74 in the Oakwood area again after a serious crash closed the eastbound lanes for about five hours Thursday night and early Friday. Troopers say the eastbound lanes of the interstate were closed because of the accident near the 203 mile-marker, about half-way between the Fithian and Oakwood exits.
Eastbound traffic was diverted off the interstate at the Illinois route 49 exit….to U.S. route 150 eastbound during the approximately five hour long period. All lanes along the interstate were re-opened shortly after one o’clock this morning.
No other information was immediately available.
