Pawnee IL Woman LaDonna Rude ID’d As Victim In Thursday Quincy Fatal Vehicle Crash

SANGAMON COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — LaDonna Rude, of Pawnee, Illinois, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday fatal vehicle crash in Sangamon County.

Rude, 42, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in near Quincy Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, Cassandra Annmarie Prindle was operating a vehicle on Illinois 104 near Interstate 55 in Quincy, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 1:50 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle then came into contact with a vehicle operated by Fred Fleck, 20 of Sherman, Illinois. Prindle’s vehicle then spun in the path of Rude’s vehicle.

Rude was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.

Prindle and her two minor passengers were transported to an area area hospital in unknown condition.

It is unclear if Fleck suffered any injuries.

Prindle was cited at the scene with Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident, Improper Lane Usage.

A GuFundMe has been set up to help with Rude’s funeral expenses:

Via GoFundMe:

“All donations are to help cover funeral expenses for the family of LaDonna Rude.”

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Geo quick facts: Sangamon County is a county located in the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 197,465. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, the state capital. Sangamon County is included in the Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.