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Pedestrian struck and killed in Downtown Peoria near Civic Center

Peoria police say a woman was crossing the street downtown when she was struck and killed by a vehicle.

Several seriously injured in SUV/bus crash

Streator man dies in motorcycle crash

Coroner identifies body that was found near Illinois River on Sunday

Coroner identifies body that was found near Illinois River on Sunday Unmute PEORIA (WEEK) The Peoria County coroner has identified the man who was found dead near the Illinois River in Peoria on Sunday. Jason Rutherford, 43, of Peoria, died of blunt force trauma injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at the foot of Lorentz Avenue, said Coroner Jamie Harwood. Peoria Park Police discovered Rutherford s body in a grassy area between the river and a paved parking lot at around 6:40 a.m. Sunday. Several feet away was an ATV, according to authorities. Rutherford s death, said Harwood, appears to be an accident and no foul play is suspected.

Peoria County coroner releases identity of ATV crash victim

Peoria police previously said foul play was not suspected.  Peoria Park District police found Rutherford s body while on routine patrol early Sunday morning on Lorentz Avenue, just north of the McClugage Bridge and at the foot of Grandview Drive. He was found in a grassy area between the river and a paved parking lot, with an ATV nearby. The incident remains under investigation by the Peoria Police Traffic Unit, Peoria Police Department spokeswoman Amy Dotson said on Monday.

Peoria Police find dead body Sunday morning; body ID'ed

Midwest Communications/Shutterstock UPDATE 5/3/21 4:15 P.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the corpse as that of 43-year-old Jason Rutherford of Peoria. A toxicology test was pending, but Harwood reiterated no foul play was suspected. PEORIA, Ill. Peoria Police are investigating a body found just before 6:40 a.m. Sunday morning at the foot of Lorentz Ave. Peoria Park Police told Peoria Police the body was found in a grassy area between the river and parking lot while conducting routine patrol duties. A four-wheeler was seen several feet from the body, according to Public Information Officer Amy Dotson. The body, an adult male, had obvious signs of trauma and was dead at the scene.

Peoria Police find dead body Sunday morning

PEORIA, Ill. Peoria Police are investigating a body found just before 6:40 a.m. Sunday morning at the foot of Lorentz Ave. Peoria Park Police told .

Peoria police investigating death of man near Illinois River

PEORIA  Peoria police are investigating what happened to a person they found dead near the Illinois River early Sunday morning. Foul play is not suspected, and initial investigation indicates the death appears accidental, according to Peoria Police Department spokeswoman Amy Dotson. The Peoria County Coroner s Office will later release the identity and manner and cause of death, she said. At 6:39 a.m., officers responded to Lorentz Avenue just north of the McClugage Bridge on a report of a man whose body had been found by a Peoria Park District Police officer on routine patrol. The body was located in a grassy area between the river and a paved parking lot. Several feet away from the body was an all-terrain vehicle. The man had obvious signs of trauma and was deceased at the scene, Dotson said.

Peoria Police find dead body Sunday morning