Paxton man killed in a I-57 crash in Champaign County

A 34-year-old Paxton man was killed early Thursday morning in a crash along Interstate 57. It happened near Thomasboro. State police at Pesotum identified the victim as Kyle T. Messer.  Police reported Messer was driving southbound about 1:45 a.m. when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the right guardrail and overpass support and caught fire. Mr. Messer was trapped in the vehicle and unable to escape, and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at 2:43 a.m., according to Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup.

The accident remains under investigation and toxicology reports are pending,

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