JEFFERSON CO. (WSIL) � Illinois State Police have identified the woman who died after a crash that shut down two interstates for hours Wednesday.
She is Helen F. Troutt, 86, of Opdyke.
State police say Troutt was a passenger in a vehicle that crossed the median of I-57 near Mt. Vernon and hit a semi and an SUV.
The driver, Edward F. Troutt, 94, of Opdyke suffered life threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
Read all of WSIL’s coverage from the crash .
