URBANA — Deputies of the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office report a Rosewood man was claimed in a Wednesday morning crash on State Route 29 after his car struck a semi tractor-trailer.
Mark Roderick, 59, was transported to Mercy Health Urbana Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, deputies said.
The Champaign County Communications Center received a 911 call about 6:35 a.m. in reference to a two-vehicle injury crash in front of 6695 W. S.R. 29. Deputies and Rosewood Fire and EMS responded to the scene.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Brian Houpt, 42, of St. Paris, was operating a semi tractor-trailer that he was backing into a driveway at that location.
Deputies said Roderick was operating an eastbound 1999 Honda Civic on S.R. 29 when he struck the semi’s trailer.
Houpt did not report any injuries. The crash remains under investigation, deputies said.