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Two Deaths in Weekend Crashes.



A couple of crashes over the weekend have resulted in deaths.  56-year-old James Lyman of Chandlerville was killed in a motorcycle crash at MacArthur and Monroe on Sunday at 1:28 in the morning.  23-year-old Amanda Smith was killed in a crash at 3:54 Sunday morning in the 5200 Washington.  She was a passenger in the car.  Three others were also injured, including the 22-year-old driver.

(Posted 8-20-2012 at 9:44am, Michelle Eccles)

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