Champaign County woman dies in interstate crash in Effingham County
NEAR EFFINGHAM -- On Friday at approximately 4:19 a.m., the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-57 southbound, approximately three miles south of Effingham. Officers arrived and found a female deceased in the vehicle. She was identified as Alyashailyassa Muhammad, 20, of Dewey in rural Champaign County. Coroner Kim Rhodes and Deputy Coroner Lauren Heuerman responded to the scene. Preliminary information indicated Muhammad was traveling southbound on I-57 and lost control […]