Overview

• The crash occurred just before 4 p.m. on May 14 on Illinois Route 72 near New Lebanon Road in Hampshire Township.
• Two vehicles collided head-on, causing significant damage and trapping victims in the wreckage.
• Four individuals were hospitalized, including one in critical condition flown to Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford by air ambulance.
• Two victims with serious injuries were transported to Advocate Sherman Hospital, while the fourth was taken to Northwestern Hospital in unknown condition.
• The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident, and Route 72 has since reopened after being closed for emergency response.