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Central Illinois native dies in Wisconsin crash
AUBURNDALE, Wis. (25News Now) – Family and friends are remembering a Central Illinois native, who passed away following a car crash in Wisconsin.
According to our sister station WSAW, 25-year-old Michael Baugh died Tuesday.
His car was hit head-on by another car as he was attempting to pass a semi truck near Auburndale, Wisconsin. That is about 45 minutes southwest of Wausau.
Baugh’s passenger was treated for minor injuries.
The driver of the other car, a 70-year-old woman, was also hospitalized.
Baugh’s obituary says he graduated from East Peoria High School in 2017, and job-shadowed at WEEK, with hopes to be a meteorologist.
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