Crime & Safety
Inmates Injured in Crash with Semi-Truck: Yorkville Police
DeKalb County Sheriff's van was taking inmates to Kendall County jail when it was hit by a semi, police said.
Two inmates were taken to Rush-Copley hospital Monday after a DeKalb County sheriff’s van was hit by a semi-trailer, Yorkville police said.
The crash occurred at around 3:09 p.m. near Route 47 and Carpenter Street when the driver of the semi struck a van transporting four inmates to the Kendall County jail, according to police.
The force of the impact caused the van to rear-end a third vehicle, police said.
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Two passengers from the sheriff’s van were taken to the hospital, and all vehicles sustained moderate to heavy damage, according to police.
The driver of the semi, 37-year-old Christian Jonson of Yorkville, was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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