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Princeton man killed in auto accident near City County Park

A local grade school basketball coach was killed in a Saturday morning car accident near Princeton's City County Park. Larry Busch, 54, of Princeton lost control of his vehicle on Route 26, which was reportedly snowy and icy, and struck another car. Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff pronounced Busch dead at Perry Memorial Hospital. Wamhoff says Bush was on his way to the Ohio school to board a school bus to take his team to Neponset for a game. The driver of the other car, Steven Slaight, 59, of Ohio was taken to Perry Memorial Hospital for treatment.