Two Execs From Energy BBDO, One From Leo Burnett Are Killed in Milwaukee Hit-and-Run

The three friends had worked together in account management in Chicago

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Three Chicago advertising professionals who met and became friends at Energy BBDO died early Sunday in a hit-and-run accident in Milwuakee. The story was first reported by the Chicago Tribune this morning.

Ashley Sawatzke, 30, Amy Taylor, 32, and Lindsey Cohen, 35, were riding together in a Ford Fusion driven by an Uber contractor when a Lexus SUV ran a red light while speeding in a 30 mph zone and struck their car, the Tribune said.

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