TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A Tucson man died in an Illinois crash Wednesday.
According to Illinois State Police, 25-year-old Cory D. Geist died in the crash on southbound Interstate 55 in McLean County.
Geist, who is from Tucson, drove a 2023 Yellow GMC Box Truck, which rear-ended a semi-trailer that had entered the freeway after pulling off to the shoulder.
The crash happened at 1:50 a.m.
The driver of the semi, a 39-year-old man from Salt Lake City, faces charges including violating minimum speed regulations, failure to yield to merging traffic and improper lane usage.
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