Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:
At about 5:18 a.m. on Tuesday, Kane County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of Illinois Route 47 and Beith Road for a reported crash. When deputies arrived, they found a semi-truck in the southbound traffic lane of IL Rt 47 with a vehicle underneath the trailer that was engulfed in flames.
The semi-truck contained a dash camera, and upon review, it was determined that the semi traveling southbound on IL Rt 47 was passing through the intersection with Beith Road, when at the same time, a small pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Beith Road and ran a stop sign. The pickup truck then crashed underneath the semi’s trailer and immediately burst into flames.
The pickup truck driver became entrapped in his vehicle, which was underneath the semi-trailer, pinned sideways in front of the rear trailer axle. He died at the scene and has been identified as 49-year-old Juan J. Galvez of Maple Park.
The driver of the semi-truck had no injuries and was released at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
