On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 3:15 p.m., Whiteside County Deputies responded to Waller Road (IL Route 84), north of Spring Valley Road, for a report of a two-vehicle traffic crash involving a bicyclist. Deputies arrived on scene and determined through the investigation that John W. Forrest, 77 years old of Clinton, IA, was riding his bicycle southbound on Waller Road. So was a southbound vehicle (KIA sedan) driven by Cyle J. Roos, 35 years old, of Long Grove, IA. The Roos vehicle struck the bicyclist.
Forrest was transported from the scene by Thomson Ambulance to MercyOne Hospital in Clinton, for injuries. Forrest later succumbed to injuries of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Whiteside County Deputies were assisted at the scene, by Fulton Police Department, Thomson Fire and Ambulance, and Fulton Fire and Ambulance. The crash remains under investigation by the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office.