Nancy Benedict Killed in Traffic Collision at Walmart Drive in Pontiac, Illinois – September 25, 2025

On the morning of September 25, 2025, a fatal vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of West Reynolds Street and Walmart Drive in Pontiac, Illinois. According to the Livingston County Coroner, 70-year-old Nancy Benedict of Pontiac sustained critical injuries when her vehicle was struck on the driver’s side by a pickup truck driven by 63-year-old Michael Stalter of Chenoa. Benedict was transported to OSF St. James, where she was pronounced dead shortly before 10 a.m.

Authorities reported that both vehicles came to rest in the intersection with significant damage. Stalter was treated and released from medical care and cited for disobeying a traffic signal. An autopsy is pending, and the incident remains under investigation by the Pontiac Police Department, the Livingston County Coroner’s Office, and the Illinois State Police accident reconstruction unit.