A man lost his life on Wednesday, July 1st, from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision in far western Kane County, Illinois. In the accident reports, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Roy Harmon, 44, of Sycamore.
A press release by the sheriff’s office revealed that the crash occurred on Plank Road at about 3:40 p.m., just east of County Line Road in Unincorporated Burlington Township. Harmon was westbound on Plank in a Buick Enclave when he crossed the centerline.
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The act caused him to strike an eastbound GMC pickup truck driven by Wayne Woolford, 52, of Waukegan. Harmon sustained extensive wounds, and the medics conveyed him to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Elgin, where he passed away. The truck driver also received treatment at the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Both drivers were the only occupants of their vehicle, and there was no other car involved. The cause of the crash is under investigation, and there’s no additional information at this time.
Motor vehicle accidents occur when a car strikes another, a stationary object, debris, a tree, an animal, a motorcycle, a bicycle, or a pedestrian. There are different kinds of traffic crashes, depending on the circumstances involved. There are single-vehicle crashes, two-vehicle collisions, and multiple vehicle collisions.
Others are auto-auto accidents, auto-pedestrian accidents, auto-motorcycle, and auto-bicycle accidents. Several human-made and external factors contribute to the above and the preceding, but drivers can mitigate them by practicing safe road habits, and obeying the road’s rules.
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