The Illinois State Police have confirmed what the rumor mill has been suggesting over the last 12+ hours. 28 year old Whitney P. McKenzie has died following a two vehicle traffic crash that happened Wednesday afternoon at the junction of Illinois Route 13 and Commercial Street in Harrisburg. State Police say the preliminary investigation indicate that McKenzie was traveling westbound on 13 and failed to yield into oncoming traffic while turning her 2011 Chevy Malibu onto Commercial Street. In doing so, the report says she pulled into the path of and was struck by a 2001 Mack Truck Semi driven by 28 year old Carl Wood of Eldorado. McKenzie was pronounced dead at the scene. Illinois’ State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit is continuing their investigation. Traffic was gridlocked for several hours while authorities worked to investigate and clean up the crash site.
