Woman Killed After Car Collides With Semi-Tractor

A 67-year-old Rochelle woman was killed in a crash involving a semi-tractor in rural Kane County.

Faith Huml, 67, of the 6000 block of South Center Road in Rochelle, died after the 2005 GMC Yukon she was driving collided with a 2004 Freightliner semi-tractor on Plank Road near Switzer Road in unincorporated Plato Township, according to a Kane County Sheriff’s Office press release.

An initial investigation revealed the crash occurred when the Yukon was traveling east on Plank Road and left the road on the south side. The Yukon then drove back onto Plank Road and struck the semi-tractor, which was traveling west on Plank Road. The semi and Yukon both left the roadway and came to a rest on the south side of Plank Road and the Yukon started on fire, according to the news release.

Huml, the driver and sole occupant in the Yukon, was pronounced dead at the scene. Paul Holcomb, 58, of Rockford, the sole driver and sole occupant of the semi-tractor, was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Kane County Sheriff’s detectives and members of the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash and no tickets have been issued.

Plank Road between Murihead Road and Switzer Road was closed for several hours as police investigated the crash. The roadway was reopened shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday.

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