by Todd Wineburner

Police have identified 37-year-old Ronald Kraft, Jr., of Northlake as the man who lost his life in a highway accident on Interstate 55 Thursday morning. Kraft was pronounced dead at about 9:48 after his SUV collided with a semi just south of Lexington. Police aren’t releasing details concerning what caused the accident and the investigation is ongoing. An autopsy conducted in Mclean County showed Kraft died of blunt force trauma.