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Cicero man identified as victim in fatal crash north of Mendota · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Cicero Mann identified as victim in fatal crash north of Mendota. Written
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by Tom Collins This article is being read by an automated voice,
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brought to you by Everlet. The LaSalle County Coroner's Office has identified
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the man who died Sunday from injuries sustained in a single vehicle
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accident in neighboring Lee County. In a Tuesday press release, the victim
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was identified as David Ortega, 18 of Cicero. Ortega was pronounced dead
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the morning of October 11 at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in
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Mendota. Ortega was a passenger in an automobile that was involved in
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single vehicle accident on Interstate 39 Near Mile Marker 82 in Lee
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County. He was brought to the hospital by EMS. A forensic investigative
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autopsy was conducted on Monday. Preliminary results of the autopsy indicate he
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died from fatal injuries sustained in the crash. Further forensic and toxicology
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testing is pending the final outcome. This incident is under further investigation
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by the LaSalle County Coroner's Office and the Illinois State Police.