A 20-year-old Mendota man died in a two-vehicle crash involving a semitruck Wednesday morning on Route 251 and North 40th Road near Mendota.
Kaine M. Pizano-Olson was identified as the victim in the crash, according to the La Salle County Coroner’s Office. Troy Grove and Mendota firefighters and EMS responded to the scene. Route 251 was closed for a period of time.
The incident remains under investigation by the La Salle County Coroner’s Office, Illinois State Police Accident Reconstruction team and La Salle County Sheriff’s Office.