The Following Preliminary Information is being released by the Knox County Sheriffโs Office.
๐๐๐๐: Single Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash
๐๐๐๐๐: U.S. Highway 34 and Knox Highway 9, Knox County
๐๐๐๐: Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 5:37 p.m.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
Unit 1: Black 2017 Buick
DRIVERS:
Unit 1: 82-year-old female, Wataga, IL- Deceased
PASSENGERS:
Unit 1: 18-year-old female, Wataga, IL- Transported to hospital by ambulance.
Unit 1: 19-year-old male, Galesburg, IL- Transported to hospital by ambulance.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Preliminary information indicates Unit 1 was traveling East on U.S. Highway 34. Unit 1 driver left the roadway on the south side of the Highway at Knox Highway 9. Name of the deceased is not being released at this time, pending next of kin notifications.
***Courtesy of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page***
