Woman killed, another hurt in Stanford crash crash near East Main street
According to state police, it happened just before 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of US 27 and East Main Street.
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An initial investigation by troopers at the scene showed that Sandra Arie, 75, of Creve Coeur, Illinois, was driving south in a 2004 Buick on US 27, allegedly heading south in a northbound lane. She allegedly crashed head-on into Alexis Slone, 19, of Waynesburg, who was reportedly driving a 2017 Toyota.
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KSP said Arie was killed in the crash and was pronounced dead by the Lincoln County Coroner's Office. Slone was taken to Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
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