La Salle man dies in Interstate 80 crash between Seneca, Morris

A La Salle man died Tuesday after a crash on Interstate 80 between Seneca and Morris.

A preliminary investigation indicated that David A. Biggane, 47, was traveling eastb when he collided with the rear end of a semitrailer, Grundy County Coroner John W. Callahan’s Office said in a Wednesday news release. The crash occurred about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 80 near mile marker 109.

Biggane died at the scene, the coroner’s office said.

Biggane was traveling in a Dodge Grand Caravan, according to a statement from Illinois State Police Trooper Genelle Jones. Traffic in the eastbound lanes of I-80 were closed from about noon to 4:50 p.m., Jones said. Westbound traffic on the interstate was diverted off Seneca Road, which is east of the crash scene, and reopened about 1 p.m.

The Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit and the coroner’s office are investigating the crash. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday morning.