McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathy Yoder released the identity of the victim in that multi vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 74 near mile marker 134 around 11:45am on November 13, 2023.
Pronounced deceased at the scene on November 13, 2023, was Demario L. Coleman, age 38, of Tampa, Florida. Preliminary autopsy opinion indicates that Mr. Coleman died from probable carbon monoxide due to inhalation of smoke and soot and thermal burns from a semi-truck and trailer crash, reportedly sustained as the driver of the truck that struck vehicles, left the roadway, overturned, and caught fire.
Toxicology testing is pending.
This incident remains under investigation by the McLean County Coroner’s Office, Illinois State Police, and the Bloomington Fire Department.
