Lauren Wegner, 35, dead, 2 others seriously injured in multi-vehicle wrong-way crash on Interstate 55 in Sangamon County, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Wed, 11/16/2022 - 1:40pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

1 dead, two seriously injured in 1-55 crash

A multi vehicle crash on I-55 at southbound milepost 89 in Sangamon County has left one woman dead and two other people hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Jan. 6 rioter charged with murder in Illinois crash

Woods has been indicted on felony counts of first-degree murder, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated fleeing and eluding a peace officer and is being held in Sangamon County Jail, according to a press release from the county’s state’s attorney’s office.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Lauren Wegner
Shane Jason Woods
Roadway: 
Interstate 55