CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — A Springfield man is dead after a crash in Champaign County on Thursday.
First responders were called out to Valley Pike near Storms Creek Road in Mad River Twp. for reports of a crash around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
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An initial investigation showed that a 2007 Lexus was going north on Upper Valley Pike, according to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office.
As it got to the intersection at Storm Creek Road, a 2010 Ford Edge traveling south on Valley Pike tried to make a left-hand turn onto W. County Line Road and was hit by the Lexus.
After hitting the Ford, the Lexus spun off the east side of the road and stopped in a field.
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The driver of the Lexus, George “Pete” Winnenburg, 82, died at the scene.
The driver of the Ford, a 42-year-old St. Paris woman, and a juvenile passenger were uninjured in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.