Mackinaw teen killed in I-474 crash outside Peoria

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BELLEVUE -- A Mackinaw teen was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 474 Thursday evening, authorities said.

Trenton R. Mitchell, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, according to a statement from Illinois State Police.

About 8:10 p.m. emergency responders were called to westbound I-474 near milepost 3 in Peoria County where Mitchell's eastbound vehicle had left the roadway and struck a bridge abutment, ISP said.

Milepost 3 is close to where the interstate crosses Farmington Road and the exit toward state Route 116.

A semi truck struck the passenger side of Mitchell's vehicle when he crossed the center median and entered oncoming traffic.

The semi driver, a 23-year-old man from Searcy, Arkansas, was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.

State police said it is unknown why Mitchell left the roadway. The crash remains under investigation by the ISP traffic crash reconstruction unit.

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Photos: Predicting spring flooding on the Mackinaw River is betting against Mother Nature

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Kenneth Barton of Pontiac surveys the Vermilion River, which runs through the center of the city, on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Pontiac suffered a devastating flood in 2008 when the river spilled out of its banks, and the river still has the potential to flood nearby fields and low-lying areas in the city.

DAVID PROEBER, THE PANTAGRAPH

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A low-lying area of Humiston-Riverside Park in Pontiac often floods.

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David Wilson, city planner for Pontiac, points out areas of blue that denote flood plane designations on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

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Ron Propp of 203 E. Grove St. in Pontiac, said his home has never flooded despite being located on the river. Pontiac suffered a devastating flood in 2008 and Propp said a section of the city to his south did flood.

DAVID PROEBER, THE PANTAGRAPH

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While much of the Mackinaw River running south of Lexington is still within its banks, heavy spring rainfalls could cause area flooding.

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Pontiac Country Financial agent Marlon Eilts sells federal crop insurance to area farmers.

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Many homes along the Vermilion River in Pontiac are high above the river level. A flood in 2008 tested assumptions about what was safe.

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Water filled a farm field along Illinois 165 near Cooksville Wednesday, April 30, 2019, after some four inches of rain caused extensive field flooding. The deluge will pushed back spring planting plans for most farmers.

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Doug Aaron looked at mold that marks the height of water that flooded his neighbor's home on South Main Street in Pontiac, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Aaron's home was bulldozed after it was deemed too much trouble to restore it after the 2008 January flooding.

Contact Kelsey Watznauer at (309) 820-3254. Follow her on Twitter: @kwatznauer.

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