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Fatal single vehicle crash near Granville

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GRANVILLE – A Princeton man is dead after being ejected from his car near Granville Monday night. Putnam County Sheriffs, PCEMS and multiple fire departments were called shortly before 7 p.m. for a reported single vehicle car crash on Illinois Highway 71.  The driver, 37-year-old Malcolm L. Porter was reportedly heading Eastbound when his vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch. The vehicle traveled back onto the roadway and overturned several times, when he was ejected from the car. According to Putnam Sheriff’s, Porter was transported to St. Margaret’s Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Granville Fire Department, Mark Police Department and the Granville Police Department.

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