Driver killed in four-vehicle crash in Springfield

(From the Springfield Police Department)

On March 6, 2023, at 2:32 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a crash at the intersection of Mt. Vernon and West Bypass involving multiple vehicles.

Beverly Delcour, 78, from Iowa City, Iowa, was driving a 2015 Ford Fusion southbound on West Bypass near Mt. Vernon. Delcour entered the intersection on a red light and hit an eastbound 2014 Chevrolet Express Van. 

The collision redirected Delcour’s vehicle into the northbound lanes where it hit two northbound vehicles stopped at the red light.

Delcour was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. No other persons were injured.

On March 27, 2023, Delcour died from injuries sustained in this crash. Delcour’s family was notified of her death.


This is Springfield’s ninth traffic fatality in 2023.