A head-on crash in Madison County left three people dead early Friday morning.
According to Illinois State Police, troopers responded at about 3:45 a.m. Friday to a two-car crash on Illinois Route 4 at U.S. Route 40.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Chase Bowles, a 21-year-old driver from Alton, Illinois, was traveling southbound on Route 4, just north of Old State Route 4, when he took his Buick Verano over the center line and struck a northbound Ford Escape head-on. Police did not know why the car crossed the center line.
The driver of the southbound Ford Escape was Emily K. Morton, a 21-year-old woman from Nixa, Missouri, and the passenger was Jayda N. Fulkerson, a 21-year-old woman from Marine, Illinois, according to ISP.
They were all pronounced dead on the scene.
Route 4 was closed in both directions at Route 40 as crews worked the scene Friday morning. The roadway reopened at about 8:20 a.m.
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