The driver in a fatal crash on the west side of Knox County was thrown from the vehicle after it rolled on Interstate 74.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened around 3:45 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015. A 2003 Jeep Liberty was westbound on I-74 near mile marker 67, north of Elmwood, when the vehicle went into the center median and rolled at about 3:45 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, according to Illinois State Police.
The driver, later identified as 22-year-old Nicholas Kraynak of Oneida, Illinois, was thrown from the Jeep as it overturned. Kraynak died of injuries he suffered in the crash.
Police said they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
No other vehicles were involved.