Illinois State Police say three people are dead after a Woodford County crash between a vehicle and an ambulance just before 2 am Sunday on Illinois Route 116 and County Road 2400 East, just a few miles east of Benson in Woodford County.
The victims are identified as Morgan Ryder, 20, of Gridley who was driving the vehicle,19-year-old Jared Seggerman of Minonk and Seth Unruh, 19, of Pattonsburg, who were both passengers. According to the ISP report, Ryder’s vehicle was traveling southbound on County Road 2400 East, approaching Illinois Route 116, when it drove into the path of the ambulance that was traveling westbound on the highway. The ambulance struck the vehicle on its driver’s side.
A third passenger in the car, a 21-year-old Minonk man, was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
