A teenager is dead following a Monday crash in Whiteside County.
The Whiteside County Sheriff's Office says just after 3:15 Monday afternoon, deputies were called to the intersection of Illinois Route 40 and Science Ridge Road in rural Sterling for a involving a semi-truck.
Investigators say a 16 year old boy was driving with a 15 year old girl on eastbound West Science Ridge Road approaching the intersection at Illinois Route 40 when the teenage boy “disobeyed the stop sign.” After entering the intersection, deputies say the Chevrolet was struck on the passenger side by a northbound semi-truck and trailer.
The Whiteside County coroner pronounced the 15 year old girl dead at the scene. Deputies say the teenage boy was transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries. Deputies issued him a citation for disobeying a stop sign.
The crash remains under investigation.