Prophetstown man killed in wrong-way crash on IL Rt. 78 - WQAD.com
It was shortly before 2 p. m. Tuesday, August 18, 2015 when a 38-year-old Prophetstown man in a Pontiac Grand Am crossed into oncoming traffic and side-swiped one vehicle before striking another, according to a statement from the Whiteside County... According to the statement, the Grand Am driver was heading southbound on IL Rt. 78 when he crossed the center line and side-swiped a 2014 Ford Fusion driven by a 46-year-old woman heading northbound. The Grand Am, continuing southbound, then hit a 1992 Ford F-150 driven by 77-year-old Harold W. Cook. Other passengers inside the Grand Am, a 19- year-old woman and a 20-year-old man, as well as Cook’s passenger in the F-150, an 80-year-old man, were all taken to a nearby hospital. Whiteside County Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by officers, firefighters and EMTs from the Lyndon and Prophetstown Police Departments as well as the Illinois State Police. Source: wqad.com
