WILL COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Miranda Rivera, of Joliet, Illinois, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Thursday vehicle crash in Will County.

Rivera, 20, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Lockport Township Thursday morning.

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According to reports, Rivera was operating a vehicle on Bruce Road near South State Street in Fairmont, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 5 a.m. Thursday.

Rivera was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The Illinois State Police are investigating the accident.

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Geo quick facts: Will County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 677,560, an increase of 34.9% from 502,266 in 2000, making it Illinois’s fourth-most populous county. The county seat is Joliet – Wikipedia.