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Krista Woltz-Hernandez 1 of 2

Case # :1441

Gender : Female

Age : 44

Race : White

Date : 12/14/2022

Location :

City : Paxton

County : Iroquois

State : Illinois

Agency : Paxton PD, Ford County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Paxton PD and Ford County deputies were chasing a car southbound on Route 45 when the driver lost control near 1190 North Road. The car crossed the center line and hit a northbound SUV and a northbound pickup truck, then spun out and flipped several times before coming to a rest on the west side of the road. A fourth car received a flat tire after it drove over debris.
State Police said the driver being chased was 44-year-old Krista Woltz-Hernandez of Buckley who died at the scene. The driver of the SUV Woltz-Hernandez hit, 65-year-old Julie McGowan of Rantoul, also died at the scene. A man in a third car was hurt and taken to the hospital. It is unknown why police chased this driver.

Source Links :

https://www.wcia.com/news/police-pursuit-ends-in-deadly-crash-in-iroquois-county/