Trucker ID'd In Fatal Crash Near Shorewood

SHOREWOOD, IL - An autopsy performed Monday at the Will County Coroner's Office determined that a man from Princeton, IL, died of multiple injuries during a weekend crash along I-80. At 1:10 p.m. Saturday, authorities pronounced Mark L. Booth dead at the scene. Following a collision with another vehicle near mile marker 126 in Troy Township, Booth was thrown from his semi tractor-trailer, and he landed in a ravine, where he was pronounced dead, according to the coroner's office.

The Illinois State Police District 5 is investigating the fatality and the final cause and manner of Booth's death are pending the results of the crash investigation and toxicology reports. Information surrounding the other driver involved in the wreck hasn't been made available.

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