The driver of a pickup truck died in a single-vehicle crash in St. Charles Township Tuesday morning, according to a news release Tuesday from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash occurred at around 8:08 a.m. at Silver Glen Road and Old Homestead Road, the release said.
According to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, preliminary findings indicate that a 2008 blue pickup truck was traveling east on Silver Glen Road when the vehicle went off the road at the curve at Old Homestead Road and rolled over.
The reason the vehicle went off the road remains unknown, but witnesses at the scene told deputies that the pickup truck had taken the curve at a high speed before it rolled over and came to a stop, according to the release.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene and provided medical assistance to the driver, who was found in critical condition, the release said. The driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The Kane County Sheriff’s Investigations Division is currently investigating the incident, according to the release. The driver’s identity is not being released until next of kin are notified.
Per the release, the Kane County Drone Unit, Kane County Evidence Division, Kane County Office of Emergency Management, South Elgin police and fire departments, Fox River and Countryside Fire Department and Campton Hills Police Department provided assistance at the scene.
