Palatine woman killed in crash near Champaign

A 33-year-old Palatine woman was killed Sunday in a two-car crash north of Champaign, authorities said Monday.

The Champaign County sheriff’s office said Molly Zabinski, 33, was driving east on Leverett Road in Somer Township about 8:15 p.m. Sunday when, for unknown reasons, her vehicle veered into a westbound lane and collided with an oncoming car.

She was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital Emergency Department in Urbana, where she was pronounced dead at 8:57 p.m., according to the Champaign County Coroner’s Office.

A 3-year-old child in the woman’s vehicle suffered injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening, as did the 21-year-old man from downstate Sidney who was driving the second vehicle and two of his passengers, according to the sheriff’s office.

Champaign County sheriff’s accident reconstruction deputies responded to assist in the investigation, which is ongoing, authorities said. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Tuesday, according to the coroner’s office.