Six hospitalized, including 3 children, in rural DeKalb County crash

Six people, including three children, were hospitalized Sunday after a two-car crash in rural southern DeKalb County , authorities said. The crash ...

September 5, 2023
5:00 AM

Six people, including three children, were hospitalized Sunday after a two-car crash in rural southern DeKalb County , authorities said. The crash was reported at 1:12 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Illinois Route 23 and Suydam Road in Victor Township, west of Sandwich and north of Leland, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office . Both drivers and all passengers of both vehicles were hospitalized with injuries. One driver of a Ford Fusion was cited by police for failure to yield at a stop intersection, according to the sheriff's office.

Kelsey Rettke