Illinois Route 29 was closed south of Taylorville Wednesday Morning after a crash that killed a pedestrian from Taylorville.

A preliminary investigation has indicated that Jesse R. Mayfield Jr. from Avon, Indiana was driving a truck southbound on Illinois Route 29 near Pershing Road in Christian County when he came upon a pedestrian laying in the road way. Mayfield Jr. reported to police that he was unable to avoid the pedestrian, and struck him.

That pedestrian was Taylorville resident Luis Delacruz Hernandez of Taylorville. Hernandez was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Christian County Coroner’s Office. Mayfield was not injured during the crash, and the crash is pending investigation.