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Southern Illinois Wreck Kills One

Southern Illinois Wreck Kills One
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By The Associated Press
Apr. 22, 2014 | AVA, IL
By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2014 | 12:28 AM | AVA, IL
Authorities in Jackson County say one person was killed and several others injured in a weekend crash of an off-road vehicle. 

Authorities say nine people were in the vehicle at the time of the wreck shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday near Ava. The passengers included seven children, ranging in age from 2 to 14 years old. 

Investigators say the 21-year-old driver, Brian Modglin, attempted a sharp turn and lost control of the vehicle, which then overturned.     

Modglin later died at a Murphysboro hospital.

No additional details were immediately released.
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