The man who died in a traffic crash in Streator over the weekend was a 36-year old from Pontiac. Streator Deputy Police Chief Robert Turner says David Prokopec was in the pickup truck that hit a tree in the 300 block of S. Bloomington St. The crash happened at about 12:30 Sunday morning. He died at the scene. The crash is still being investigated and the police department’s announcement doesn’t say why the truck may have gone off the road.
Pontiac man identified as victim in fatal pickup-tree crash
