Champaign County, IL — Dorothy and Scott Doxtator have been identified as victims in a collision that occurred on Sunday, around 12:30 in the afternoon, in Champaign County, Illinois. The accident took place on Homer Lake Road, near Route 49.
Two University of Illinois students — Xiang Cheng and Yuhan Zhang — were driving in a Mercedes that collided with a Jeep being driven by Otis Doxtator. Dorothy and Scott Doxtator were passengers in his car and were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
Doxtator, Cheng, and Zhang were taken to Carle Foundation Hospital.
Police say that the Mercedes drove into the Jeep’s lane and struck them head-on. The accident is still being investigated.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Officials have said that this case is still being investigated, so it’s possible that something new will turn up. But from what they’ve discovered so far, it may just be that the Mercedes drove into the oncoming lane and caused the accident. If that’s the case, we need to look at possible reasons for it. Was the driver of the Mercedes paying attention to the road? If not, was he distracted by something? Was he on his phone? What was the passenger in the car doing at the time? Finding answers to these questions is going to do a lot to help figure out who’s liable for the damage caused here.
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