Autopsy: Man died of head injuries

CHAMPAIGN – Preliminary autopsy results showed traumatic head injuries caused the death of a Champaign man involved in a crash Thursday night in Champaign.

Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said that appears to be the cause of death for William A. Brown, 28, who was pronounced dead at 11:09 p.m. Thursday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. The coroner said Mr. Brown had a state identification card that listed an address in Springfield, but he had been living in Champaign with family members.

Also on this date

• Rantoul man gets 75 years for '07 murder
• Censorship unlikely on public TV
• Tax returns in forecast for many
• New neighborhoods in Urbana get counted
• Race council works to improve relations at Urbana High
• Unit 4 seeing growth north, south
• Paxton worker proudly declares earnings in annual survey
• Fisher residents pack meeting to air complaints
• Piattran surveys county for potential routes
• Obituaries

» More