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Jill Dayton

United States · Aged 44 · Died 09/03/2004
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Passenger Jill Dayton was killed when a police car driven by deputy Tom Pledge crashed into the minivan in which she was riding. At about 11:30 p.m., the minivan's driver reportedly turned on a green light into the path of Pledge's car near the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb. Pledge was pursuing a motorist suspected of DUI, police said.

Alleged responsible partyMcDonough County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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