ERIE, Ill. — Northwestern Illinois authorities say a sleeping driver caused the crash that killed an Iowa woman along Interstate 88.
ERIE, Ill. — Northwestern Illinois authorities say a sleeping driver caused the crash that killed an Iowa woman along Interstate 88.
The Whiteside County Sheriff’s office says 65-year-old James Daniel of Cedar Rapids fell asleep at the wheel as he traveled near Erie on Friday afternoon.
His car eventually crashed, killing his 61-year-old wife, Edith Daniel.
James Daniel and two 14-year-old passengers were injured.
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