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Family says Urbana teen died after high-speed rear-end crash; commenters call for stronger border enforcement
Summary
During public comments, family members described the death of a teenager named Katie in a high-speed rear-end crash and said the driver was an undocumented immigrant who had been deported in 2016; speakers urged stricter border enforcement and called for Katie's story to prompt change.
A family member told a public meeting that a teenager identified only as Katie died after a vehicle struck the rear driver's side of the car she was in “at almost 80 miles an hour” while stopped at a traffic signal. Resident, a family member of the victim, said Katie died at the scene and a friend died later in the hospital.
The family member described Katie as “very spirited” and “very engaging,” and said she had been especially perceptive even as a young child: “Her sense of humor was incredible. Her wit was so sharp.”
Another resident said the family learned two days after the crash that…
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