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FLOSSMOOR, IL — A junior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning, Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle reports. <a href="https://www.hfchronicle.com/2022/07/27/h-f-junior-killed-in-car-accident/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oliver Paredes was the only occupant</a> of the car when it left the roadway while headed north on Western Avenue and Hutchinson Road, around 2:45 a.m. Patch has reached out to Flossmoor Police for additional information.

FLOSSMOOR, IL — A junior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning, Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle reports.

<a href="https://www.hfchronicle.com/2022/07/27/h-f-junior-killed-in-car-accident/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oliver Paredes was the only occupant</a> of the car when it left the roadway while headed north on Western Avenue and Hutchinson Road, around 2:45 a.m. Patch has reached out to Flossmoor Police for additional information.

H-F High School Junior Killed In Car Crash: Report

Oliver Paredes died early Sunday when the car he was driving left the roadway, according to a report. 

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