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Date: 
Monday, November 17, 2014

Ty Rylander, 20, of Pittsfield, Illinois was driving southbound on U.S. Route 67 near CR 1150 N., which is Grant Street in Macomb, when his car crossed over the center line and into the path of a tractor trailer. Rylander was not wearing a seatbelt and was killed in the wreck. The semi driver was wearing a seat belt and was uninjured. Rylander was a student at Western Illinois University, and University Counseling Center staff are available for students and other members of the University community who wish to seek assistance.

Date: 
Saturday, November 23, 2013
A teenager involved in a wreck in southeastern Illinois late Saturday night has been pronounced dead. Four others had already died in the incident. According to the Hamilton County Sherriff, six people were inside a Chevy Trailblazer when it lost control and flipped several times in McLeansboro, Ill. at 10:24 p.m. Five people were ejected from the vehicle when it flipped, with one person trapped inside wearing a seatbelt.