Paris woman killed in car crash after sliding off of icy road
Share and Follow


EDGAR COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A woman from Paris is dead after the Edgar County Coroner said her car slid off the road in icy conditions and flipped over Wednesday night.

The deadly crash happened near Paris on Lower Terre Haute Road, half a mile north of East 800th Road. Coroner Scott Barrett said 911 dispatchers received a call around 9 p.m. from someone who came across an upside-down car in the middle of the road. When first responders arrived, they found the driver of the car had been ejected from the vehicle and called the coroner.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, Barrett said, and he identified her as Karlie Parson, 28. The cause of her death was blunt force trauma.

Barrett said evidence at the scene of the crash indicated that Parson was driving south on Lower Terre Haute Road when she encountered icy road conditions. Her car left the road, entered the ditch, went back onto the road and then slid off again.

Parson’s car then hit a metal culvert and flipped over onto its rooftop. Parsons herself was thrown from her car and died from the injuries she sustained.

The crash and death remain under investigation by the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department and the Edgar County Coroner.

Share and Follow
You May Also Like

Florida’s Infamous ‘Feces House’ Faces Uncertain Future: What Comes Next?

INDIALANTIC, Fla. – Just weeks after Brevard County evicted Sonja Kopriva from…

Pasco County Family Grieves Loss of Loved One in New Year’s Day Shooting

The New Year started on a tragic note in Port Richey, Florida,…

Breaking: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Faces Turmoil as Protests Intensify and Volunteer Killed

DUBAI – Tensions in Iran continue to escalate as a volunteer from…

Sheriff’s Vehicle Crosses Center Line, Causes Crash in Hawkins County

BULLS GAP, Tenn. (WJHL) — A collision involving a Hawkins County Sheriff’s…

Central Florida Senator Champions Groundbreaking AI Bill of Rights: What It Means for the Future

TALLAHASSEE – In a move aligning with one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s…

Statesboro Extends Christmas Recycling Program Through January 10th

STATESBORO, Ga. — As the festive season winds down in Bulloch County,…

Tragic Collision on Markham Woods Road: Seminole County’s Latest Traffic Incident Under Investigation

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities are currently probing a deadly collision that…

Mobile Home Blaze Displaces Family of Five, Leaves One Injured

A late-night blaze in Beaufort County has resulted in one injury and…