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Coroner identifies woman killed in Menard Co. crash
MENARD COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) — A woman died after a crash in Menard County Saturday night. Illinois State Police were called to Illinois Route 97 north of North Shore Drive (Petersburg Township) at 10 p.m. for a two-vehicle crash. Police said a pick-up truck was traveling northbound on IL...
Springfield-area woman killed in head-on collision on Illinois 97
A Petersburg woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident when a truck struck her mini van head on on Illinois 97 in Menard County late Saturday night. The 60-year-old was taken by ambulance to Springfield Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead in the emergency room. More: Two juveniles arrested in connection to fatal...
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