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Illinois man dies when minivan crashes into a tree near Fulton

A Peru, Illinois man died after the minivan he was driving went off the road and struck a tree near Fulton, Illinois.
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A Peru, Illinois man died after the minivan he was driving went off the road and struck a tree near Fulton, Illinois.

Kenneth Gruber, 64, was northbound on Illinois Route 84 near Schafer Road when the crash happened at about 2:45 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015 according to the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office.  The van went off the right side of the road and struck a tree.

Gruber was taken by ambulance to Mercy North Hospital in Clinton, Iowa, where he was pronounced dead.

Gruber was the only person in the van, police said, and no other vehicles were involved.

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