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REO Speedwagon's Terry Luttrell Survives Serious Car Crash

6/18/2025

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Terry Luttrell, the former lead singer of REO Speedwagon, faced a harrowing car accident after a reunion concert in Champaign, Illinois. Exhausted from late-night autograph signings, he dozed off behind the wheel on Interstate 57, resulting in a wrecked car. Miraculously, he only suffered a cracked sternum.

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Terry Luttrell, the former lead singer of REO Speedwagon, faced a harrowing car accident after a reunion concert in Champaign, Illinois. Exhausted from late-night autograph signings, he dozed off behind the wheel on Interstate 57, resulting in a wrecked car. Miraculously, he only suffered a cracked sternum.