The Following Preliminary Information is being released by the Knox County Sheriffโs Office.
๐๐๐๐: Two Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash
๐๐๐๐๐: 1600 Block of US Highway 150E
๐๐๐๐: 8/12/2025 at 15:54hrs
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
Unit 1: Orange Kubota Side by Side
Unit 2: Silver 2013 Chrysler Sedan
DRIVERS:
Unit 1: 75-year-old male, Gilson, IL- Pronounced deceased on scene.
Unit 2: 24-year-old male, Galesburg, IL – Transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
PASSENGERS: None
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Preliminary information indicates Unit 1 crossed the road southbound in front of Unit 2, which was eastbound on the Highway, resulting in a collision.
Names are not being released at this time, pending next of kin notifications.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: Pending the outcome of the investigation.
The Knox County Sheriffโs Office Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash.
The following agencies assisted at the scene: GHAS, Knoxville Fire/First Responders, Williamsfield Fire, Oak Run First Responders, Illinois State Police and the Knox County Coroner.
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ.
***Courtesy of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page***
