Madison County coroner releases ID of woman who died after two-vehicle crash near Troy
An 81-year-old woman from Troy died from injuries she received in a two-vehicle crash near Troy, the Madison County coroner said.
Catherine L. Leathers died Wednesday in Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn said in a news release.
Leathers was a front-seat passenger in a 2006 Suzuki Vitara being driven by her husband on U.S. 40, Nonn said.
The Vitara was struck on the passenger side after the vehicle had entered into the path of a westbound 2021 Mazda CX-7, according to the news release.
Leathers’ husband was taken to a St. Louis hospital and the driver of the Mazda declined medical treatment.
The crash, which occurred at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of U.S. 40 with Glen Rae Drive/Bauer Road, remains under investigation by Illinois State Police and the coroner’s office.
Funeral arrangements are pending with the Richeson Funeral Home in Troy.
This story was originally published October 28, 2023 at 12:38 PM.
