According to the Lee County Sheriff, Chastity Stavenhagen, of Earlville, was westbound on Chicago Road around 2:21 p.m. when she pulled out onto Route 251 at the intersection, and was hit broadside by a semi truck.
Stavenhagen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her passenger, a 20-year-old man from West Brookly, was taken first to OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota and then flown to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. He is said to be in critical condition.
The roadway was closed for several hours following the crash.
The driver of the semi, a 62-year-old man from Sublette, was uninjured.
No charges have been filed, and the crash remains under investigation, police said.
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