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Chester teen killed in car crash

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RANDOLPH COUNTY, IL (KFVS) -

A teenager from Chester has died after a car crash.

According to Illinois State Police, 18-year-old Rebecca Young was driving south on Illinois Route 3 near Shawneetown Trail when officers said she lost control of her car. Investigators believe bad weather conditions are to blame.

Young left the road, over corrected, and ended up with the north bound lane of Route 3. That's when a trooper said she was hit by an Ameren utility truck. Young was taken to a hospital in Chester and then transferred to a hospital in St. Louis where she died from her injuries.

The driver of the Ameren Utility truck, 64-year-old William Frazer of Evansville, Illinois was not hurt. His truck has major damage, according to Illinois State Police.

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