After running a red light on McDonald Road in Campton Hills, an SUV was hit by a semi-trailer truck Monday afternoon, killing its 69-year-old driver.
Authorities called to the scene located a black Ford Escape off the roadway on the northeast corner of the intersection of McDonald Road and IL Route 47 in Campton Hills, and a Kenworth semi-trailer truck with a loaded 53′ trailer on the northwest corner, also off the road.
The preliminary investigation and witness accounts revealed the Ford Escape was traveling westbound on McDonald Road and failed to stop for the stop sign. The vehicle entered the intersection and was struck by the semi-trailer truck traveling northbound on IL RT 47.
The 69-year-old female driver of the SUV had to be extricated from the vehicle with life-threatening injuries and was later pronounced deceased at St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin. Her identity is being withheld pending notification of kin.
The male driver of the semi-trailer truck was not injured.
The incident is currently under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Campton Hills Police Department at 630-584-0330.
