Amisi M. Wilondja, a 25-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona, tragically lost his life on the night of Thursday, July 24, 2025, after being struck by a semi-truck on Interstate 70 in Madison County, Illinois.
The fatal collision occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes near the 20.4-mile marker, close to the intersection of Illinois State Route 4 and I-70. On Monday, July 28, Madison County Coroner Nicholas P. Novacich officially identified the victim as Amisi Wilondja.
Authorities with the Madison County Coroner’s Office were notified at 10:39 p.m., and Investigator Samuel T. Stone responded to the scene. Wilondja was pronounced deceased at 11:14 p.m. The driver of the semi-truck involved in the incident remained at the scene and is fully cooperating with investigators.
According to the coroner’s office, the preliminary cause of death was determined to be multi-system trauma. Standard toxicology tests have been conducted, with final results pending. The official cause of death will be confirmed once all examinations and reports are complete.
The case is currently under active investigation by the Madison County Coroner’s Office, the Illinois State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit, and the Illinois State Police Zone 6 Division of Criminal Investigation.
Funeral arrangements for Amisi Wilondja have not yet been announced. His untimely passing is a heartbreaking loss to all who knew him.
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