{"id":7863,"date":"2025-06-27T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7863"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:28:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:28:30","slug":"lee-county-man-dies-after-route-251-crash-north-of-mendota-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7863","title":{"rendered":"Lee County man dies after Route 251 crash north of Mendota &#8211; Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/-l35eI2G3Ic8BfyYrVYzVKt9lzY%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28png%29%3Aquality%2870%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/KVEEDIYM7ND7HMZQ6534A6DJCQ.png?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>A Lee County man died following a single-vehicle crash Sunday north of Mendota. <\/span><br \/>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/lee-county\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lee County<\/a> man died after a single-vehicle crash Sunday north of Mendota.<br \/>David T. Gorman, 47, of Steward died at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/mendota\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mendota<\/a> from injuries after his southbound vehicle left Route 251 and struck a tree, according to a news release sent Tuesday from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/la-salle-county\/\" target=\"_blank\">La Salle County<\/a> Coroner\u2019s Office.<br \/>The crash remains under investigation by the coroner\u2019s office and the La Salle County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMisgFBVV95cUxObzRJRGE4MVVLV0NuUVVzb2VfNDZpVWo1aGVGLURRV2p3YVM3NjVaVWZ3em9OX2ZzbGdRSTFtVTJVM1R3cW9WYUthQ2FTeEFOb09tSERZSjhGN3pITm1xaVZybklCRTBoUHpkZ3FheVlZUHpSdzdvdXY5NU11M3NmYVhqNUFJbVJXakx3WFJsREF6dmpaejQ1NUFnNXdKLVhvaDF3cHJVbGdINE1raXgtQzh3?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Lee County man died following a single-vehicle crash Sunday north of Mendota. 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