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81 Illinois teen drivers and passengers died in car accidents in 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Tragedies like these instantly change the lives of families and friends. For one mother — it led her to push for change.

Brooke E. Powell, 37, of LeRoy was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene of the accident near LeRoy.

The McLean County coroner says the 69-year-old from Hudson apparently died from a medical event while driving. His vehicle veered off the road and crashed.

A man is dead following a crash in Normal. He was in the only vehicle believed to be involved and no one else was injured.

Chakquia Echols, 27, of Normal, died at Carle BroMenn Medical Center due to injuries from the collision. She was a passenger in one of the two vehicles involved.

The Tazewell County coroner says a 41-year-old Bloomington man died early Saturday in a crash in rural Tremont.

A joint release from the McLean County coroner and sheriff's office named Susan Wright, 75, as the woman who died in a train and SUV crash Thursday afternoon.

A person was killed Thursday near Arrowsmith in eastern McLean County after a train collided with a passenger vehicle.

Police said Aidan McCain, 20, was traveling “at an extremely high rate of speed” when he lost control of his vehicle while headed north on Linden Street on Sept. 15. Two Illinois State University students, Carson Bates and Mike Burns, were struck and remain hospitalized.

Illinois State University students Carson Bates and Mike Burns, both seniors from Plainfield, were hit by a vehicle outside Pub II in Normal around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 15.