4-Year-Old Among 3 Killed In Kendall County Head-On Crash: Officials

KENDALL COUNTY, IL — A 4-year-old was among three people killed in a head-on collision involving four vehicles in Kendall County, according to officials. Two others were also injured in the crash.

According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. Friday on Route 71 south of Walker Road in Millbrook.

State police said the driver of a Chevrolet Impala was traveling south on Illinois 71 and attempted to pass several vehicles when the car collided head-on with another vehicle, triggering a four-vehicle crash.

Five people were taken to area hospitals with injuries. Three of the victims later died, state police said.

In a joint statement, the coroner's offices in Kendall, DeKalb and Kane counties identified the deceased victims, who died in what officials described as a "pickup versus SUV collision."

The three victims were:

• Amy Lee Witter, a 38-year-old woman from Des Moines, Iowa, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Kendall County coroner’s deputies.
• James Witter, a 65-year-old man from Des Moines, Iowa, who was taken to Rush Copley Hospital in Aurora and later pronounced dead.
• A 4-year-old girl from Des Moines, Iowa, who was taken to Valley West Hospital in Sandwich and later pronounced dead.

Officials did not release any additional details about the victims, the collision or the two people who suffered injuries.

Illinois 71 was closed at Walker Road for the crash investigation and reopened shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday.

Friday's crash was the second fatal head-on collision this week that police say was caused by a driver attempting to pass another vehicle in Kendall County.

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On Wednesday, a 49-year-old man died in a crash in Little Rock Township that also injured a woman and children, according to the Kendall County Sheriff's Office.

Daniel Hoffmann, of Earlville, was driving west on Galena Road around 1:40 p.m. when he attempted to pass another car west of Clark Road and collided head-on with an eastbound vehicle, officials said.

Hoffmann, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both crashes remain under investigation.