Tragedy struck Wednesday afternoon when an 85-year-old woman was repositioning her SUV on her driveway and accidentally hit and killed her son.
At approximately 12:58pm, Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence located in the 11N200 block of Romeo Drive in Elgin where they found a 65-year-old man, Steven Ackmann of Hampshire, with life-treatening injuries in the driveway. Medical attention was rendered on the scene, but Ackmann was pronounced deceased a short time later.
The initial investigation into the incident indicates that the man’s mother, 85-year-old Justine Ackmann of Elgin, was repositioning a 2016 black Lincoln SUV in the driveway of the residence when Steven walked in front of the vehicle. Justine’s foot slipped off the brake pedal and onto the gas pedal, causing the vehicle to move forward, fatally striking Steven.
There is currently no indication as to whether drugs or alcohol contributed to the incident.
The Kane County Investigations Division, the Kane County Evidence Division and the Kane County Social Workers are continuing the investigation.
