One dead following crash in an I-64 rest area

One person died of injuries sustained in a Friday night crash between a small SUV and semi tractor-trailer at an I-64 East rest stop parking lot in Mount Vernon.

At approximately 9:09 p.m., a Buick Envista exited I-64 and entered the Goshen Road Rest Area entrance ramp, an Illinois State Police news release said. It drove off the roadway surface, the state police public information office clarified, entered the parking lot and then struck a parked Freightliner tractor-trailer.

The driver of the Buick Envista was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said. As of Saturday morning, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is not releasing the individual’s identity as their family has yet to be notified. Coroner Roger D. Hayse did, however, confirm the driver died from injuries sustained in the crash.

ISP said no further information can be released at this time, including if the tractor-trailer was occupied at the time of the crash or what could have caused the Buick Envista to strike the tractor-trailer.

This story was originally published August 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM.