The driver of a northbound pickup truck on Rt. 23 in between Ottawa and Grand Ridge was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning. LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton says there was a mechanical failure with a trailer full of sand being hauled by a southbound vehicle that caused it to come loose and hit the northbound vehicle. Templeton says the County Coroner’s Office will release the name of the driver who was killed later.
The crash is under investigation by the sheriff’s office and Illinois State Police.
It happened south of 2350th Road.