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Austin Brandenburg, 18, killed, 20-year-old critical in head-on crash between Jeep and semi on Illinois Route 105 in Macon County

Modified Date: 
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 11:19am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

1 dead, 1 severely injured in head-on crash

Authorities say the crash happened at about 8:36 a.m. on Illinois Route 105, between Prairie View Road and Oakley Road. Officials say a 1996 Jeep and Mack Truck-Tractor Semi-Trailer were involved, and that the crash happened before today's snow and sleet. Macon County Coroner Michael Day says the driver of the Jeep, an 18-year-old male, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Macon County Coroner identifies man who died in head-on crash

OAKLEY - The Macon County Coroner is releasing the identity of a man who died in a head-on collision in rural Macon County on December 2. Authorities say the crash happened at about 8:36 a.m. on Illinois Route 105, between Prairie View Road and Oakley Road. Illinois Route 105 was closed until about 2:00 p.m. while authorities investigated the crash. Authorities say Brandenburg was driving a Jeep passenger vehicle when it was involved in a crash with a truck-tractor semi-trailer on Illinois Route 105. Macon County Coroner Michael Day says the driver of the Jeep, an 18-year-old male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Weather Conditions
People Involved: 
Austin Brandenburg
Roadway: 
Illinois Route 105
City: 
Oakley, IL
County: 
Macon County, IL
Area: 
Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, IL

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