I-57 Crash Victims ID’d as Mississippi Women

Three people killed in a nine-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 have been identified as Mississippi women traveling to Illinois' Amish country.

Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers says the women killed Monday just north of Mattoon were: 61-year-old Sheila Douglas of Batesville, Miss.; her mother, 80-year-old Juanita Hall of Sarah, Miss.; and family friend Doris Mayo, who was 68 and also lived in Sarah.

Police say another of Hall's daughters, 58-year-old Anne Faust of Sardis, Miss., remains hospitalized.

Friend Angelisa Weaver of Sardis says the four were driving to the Amish country that's about 15 miles north of Mattoon.

State Police say 12 other people were injured when a big rig crashed into cars slowing for construction.