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Driver Identified After Head-On Crash With School Bus in Manhattan, Illinois

Authorities identified the driver killed as 24-year-old Makenna M. Maurisak.

Overview

  • The Will County coroner named the victim as Makenna M. Maurisak of Manhattan and said an autopsy is scheduled Friday to determine the final cause and manner of death.
  • The collision occurred Thursday morning around 8:20 a.m. near Manhattan-Monee Road just west of School House Road, according to officials.
  • Ten students and the bus driver were evaluated at the scene and taken to Silver Cross Hospital as a precaution, with no major injuries reported.
  • District 114 said all students were released to their families by early afternoon and lanes that were closed for the investigation reopened near 1 p.m.
  • Illinois State Police are leading the investigation and have not released a cause for the crash.