WOODFORD COUNTY, IL, June 10, 2026 — A 49-year-old woman was killed Wednesday after her vehicle was struck from behind on an Illinois interstate near Minonk, according to the Woodford County Sheriff’s Department.
The victim was identified as Lulije Cosentino. According to authorities, Cosentino was driving a vehicle on Interstate 39 when it was hit from behind by another vehicle. Cosentino was pronounced dead at the scene. Additional individuals involved in the crash were transported to a local hospital for treatment, though it was not immediately clear which vehicle they had been traveling in at the time of the collision.
The Woodford County Sheriff’s Department has not released details regarding the identity of the other driver or the precise circumstances that led to the rear-end collision. The accident remains under active investigation, and no further information has been made available at this time.
