Rantoul man killed in Route 45 crash near Thomasboro

Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup has identified the man reportedly struck by a pickup truck on U.S. Route 45 just south of Thomasboro Monday.

29-year-old Brian A. Schue of Rantoul was pronounced dead just before 6 pm Monday at Carel Hospital in Urbana. Northrup said an autopsy indicated that Schue died from blunt force injuries.  Officials reported the crash happened at about 5 pm on U.S. Route 45. State Police reported the victim was changing a tire when a pickup truck hit him while passing the area.  The driver of the pickup truck was hurt in the crash and was also taken to the hospital, but expected to survive.

The Champaign County Coroner’s Office and Illinois State Police continue to investigate. 

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