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A 17-year-old girl was struck by a train at the Garfield Crossing and critically injured. Responders transported her to a local hospital where she is listed in critical condition. Check back for updates.
Paul Chuilli Jr. reportedly lost control of his vehicle while driving around a curve on Aldrich Road and hit a tree, sustaining fatal injuries. Firefighters were able to remove him from his car and transport him to a local hospital where he later died. Chuilli was the son of a Bridgewater firefighter, and the stepson of a Bridgewater police officer.
The crash occurred between L. Landry Road and Coon Trap Road on Louisiana Highway 74 in Gonzales shortly before 7:40 a.m. Three Dutchtown High School students were on their way to school and were about a mile away when their car crashed head-on into another car that was driving the wrong way in their lane. One of the students, Claire Carline, a freshman who is reported to have been either 14 or 15, was killed. She was a passenger in the back seat.
On Tuesday afternoon, Crystal Schaller, 17, was driving on Mountain Road in Washington Township, Lehigh County when her vehicle hit a cement structure, then spun around before shearing a utility pole and finally rolling over. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:20 p.m. She died from multiple traumatic injuries and her death was ruled an accident, the coroner's office said.
Thomas J. Overbeck of Deiterich was killed when his car crossed into oncoming traffic on Illinois 33 and was hit by a semi driven by Jerry Cross, 48, of Willow Hill. Cross swerved but was unable to avoid hitting Overbeck's vehicle, and Overbeck died at the scene. Cross was minorly injured but declined treatement, and no citations were issued.