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Wednesday, December 24, 2014Area:
Rockford, ILOn Christmas Eve morning, William H. “Billy” Siegner of Loves Park was headed north from Freeport with his 15-year-old son in a black Ford Fusion when a red Chevrolet pickup traveling south entered his lane and struck his vehicle Illinois 26 and Winneshiek Road. The 17-year-old pickup driver told investigators he had entered the lane while swerving to avoid hitting another vehicle. All three victims were brought to Freeport Memorial Hospital, and Siegner was then transferred to Rockford Memorial Hospital, where he later died.