Crime & Safety

Man Dead, 2 Others Hurt In Kendall County Crash

The crash happened early Wednesday on Route 126.

YORKVILLE, IL — A man was killed and two other people were hurt in an early morning crash in Kendall County. Emergency crews responded to the two-car crash at around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday on Route 126 between Hopkins Road and Grove Road.

Illinois State Police told WSPY the driver and sole occupant of one vehicle, 26-year-old Matthew Butler of Sheridan, was killed. The two occupants in the other vehicle were taken to Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora with non-life threatening injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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ABC 7 Chicago broadcast aerial footage from the crash scene:

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