Eighth person has died in Interstate 55 dust-storm crash

Ruth Rau, 81, of Sorento is the eighth person to die as the result of a massive crash on Interstate 55 during a dust storm. WICS TV via AP SPRINGFI...

May 24, 2023
4:48 AM

Ruth Rau, 81, of Sorento is the eighth person to die as the result of a massive crash on Interstate 55 during a dust storm. WICS TV via AP SPRINGFIELD – An eighth person has died as the result of a massive crash on Interstate 55 during a dust storm, according to Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon. The death of Ruth Rau, 81, of Sorento was confirmed Wednesday. Rau was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed on I-55 in Montgomery County during the May 1 storm. She was taken to HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield, where she died at 7:30 p.

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