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A collision between a compact car and a semitrailer truck Tuesday in rural Plato Township has claimed a second life.
Ralph Shannon, 68, of West Chicago, died in St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin late Tuesday, hours after the Ford Tempo he was driving was struck at Illinois Highway 47 and Burlington Road. Shannon’s wife, Dorothy, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, Shannon apparently stopped at a stop sign on Burlington Road, then proceeded across the highway into the path of the oncoming truck. The truck driver was not injured.
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