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  • What led prosecutors to upgrade charges in the fatal Geneva crash?

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📰 News we're reading

• Murder charges filed against driver in deadly Geneva crash (dailyherald.com) — Two people died after a July 4 crash on Randall Road in Geneva, and prosecutors have now added first-degree murder charges against the Aurora man accused of causing it. A 71-year-old Geneva resident died at the scene, and her son later died from his injuries, while the defendant remains jailed pending further court proceedings.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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