Knoxville Woman Fatality Confirmed for Rock Island Route 92 Crash

Rock Island County SheriffA Knoxville Woman has been confirmed dead after a collision yesterday morning on Route 92 in Rock Island.Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson says 51 year old Lisa R Carnes is the deceased and initial autopsy shows the cause of death to be traumatic brain injury.

According to a press release sent out by the Rock Island County Sheriff, The Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office received a report at approximately 8:10 a.m. yesterday about a traffic crash involving a tractor trailer and passenger vehicle.

Carnes’s 2006 Nissan Altima struck the rear end of a Dohrn Transfer Semi-Truck while traveling northbound on the Centennial Expressway at the Rock River Bridge. Carnes was transported to Trinity West Hospital in Rock Island before passing away from her injuries yesterday afternoon.

Northbound Route 92 was shut down for a period of time and the Rock Island Police Department and Illinois State Police assisted at the scene. The Rock Island Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office are continuing to investigate the incident.

Funeral services for Carnes are scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m. at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel.

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