KANE COUNTY — On Oct. 23, at approximately 6:56 a.m., the Kane County Sheriff’s Office released information regarding an on-duty sheriff’s deputy who was involved in a severe car crash on Route 47, just south of Plank Road in Hampshire Township.
The sheriff’s deputy, later identified as 33-year-old Brian Anderson, was traveling southbound on Route 47 when his Dodge Durango squad car was struck head-on by a Dually Dodge 5500 pickup truck with an attached loaded trailer.
According to the initial investigation, the Dually Dodge was heading northbound on Route 47 when it attempted to stop in traffic.