One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Port Byron Friday morning.
The Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the scene in the 12900 block of 256th Street North in Port Byron around 8:00 Friday morning. Deputies say a 66 year old man from Walnut, Illinois was in a northbound Ford Festiva going around a curve on 256th Street North. Deputies say the vehicle left the roadway and struck an embankment.
According to deputies, the man was the only occupant of the vehicle and he was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of the crash. The crash is under investigation by the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office.