Woman killed in Jo Daviess County crash

A woman is dead following a car crash on Tuesday in rural Hanover.

The Jo Davies Sheriff’s Office says just before 8:00 Tuesday night, deputies received a call about a crash with injuries at the 4500 block of West Speer Road. Investigators say deputies determined that a vehicle driven by a 69 year old man had crashed on a corner on West Speer Road, about a mile west of Illinois Route 84 South. Deputies say the man was driving east on West Speer Road when he tried to maneuver around a corner, went off the roadway and crashed into an engraved lawn decoration made of stone.

A passenger in the vehicle, 67 year old Patricia Wensle, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jo Daviess County Coroner’s Office.

The crash remains under investigation.


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