On Saturday, June 3, 2023, Whiteside County Deputies responded to a single-vehicle traffic crash, on Illinois Route 40 north of Fulfs Road, in rural Sterling, IL, at 5:20 a.m., where a vehicle had struck a tree. Deputies arrived on scene; the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. The male driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by Sterling Fire Department, CGH Ambulance, and Whiteside County Coroner Joe McDonald.
No name is being released at this time; more details will be released Monday, June 5.