On Sunday April 9, 2023, at approximately 8:00 PM, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 600 block of Knox Road 1000N for an accident involving a side by side. Two juvenile occupants were out checking cattle when a deer ran out in front of them. They stuck the deer and went off the roadway. One juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene while the second juvenile was transported by Life Flight to OSF St. Francis.
The crash remains under investigation by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
Knox County was assisted by Galesburg Hospitals’ Ambulance Service, Knoxville Fire and Life Flight.
***Courtesy of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office***
