A couple from Shelby, Ind., was identified as the victims of the fatal construction zone crash Thursday morning that closed Illinois Route 1/17, southwest of Momence.
The driver, Laura J. Basham, 64, and the passenger, Barry N. Basham, 61, were in a minivan that was crushed and caught fire when a semitruck driven by Krzystof Sulkowski, 37, of Chicago, didn't slow down in time and crashed into the van, according to an Illinois State Police report.
The couple was westbound at 8:25 a.m., when traffic ahead of them was stopped for construction in a lightly populated area at 9500 E. Road Illinois Route 1/17. A construction crew had just begun a project to add rumble strips to the edge of the roadway.
The Bashams were stopped behind another semi, driven by Troy Farney, 42, of Forrest, when Sulkowski's semi crashed into their 2012 Dodge Journey, which got sandwiched between the two trucks.
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