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January 20, 2009
CENTRAL ILLINOIS MAN DIES IN MCLEAN COUNTY AFTER REAR-ENDING A STATIONARY GARBAGE TRUCK
The McLean County coroner reported that 31–year–old Timothy R. Applegate, of Stanford died January 10th after he rear–ended a stationary garbage truck. Reports indicated that Applegate crashed his car around 6:30 this morning. Preliminary investigation believes that he apparently sneezed right before the collision and was unable to stop in time. Applegate was transported to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, in Peoria, Illinois, where he was pronounced dead just after 8 am.