7 injured in crash at Kingston intersection: DeKalb County sheriff

Seven people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash at Baseline and Glidden roads in Kingston Wednesday, DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan said.

One driver was flown to MercyHealth Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford, he said. Six others suffered injuries. Sullivan said all injuries did not appear life-threatening.

Multiple emergency agencies responded to the crash, which also prompted temporary road closures.

Deputies were called to the rural intersection in northern DeKalb County at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, he said.

The driver of a Compact SUV allegedly missed the stop sign at the intersection and struck a southbound vehicle, Sullivan said.

“So it was a T-bone crash,” Sullivan said.

The SUV driver, a 35-year-old from Wheaton, was flown to Rockford. Two passengers in that same vehicle, including a minor, all from Wheaton, also were hospitalized at OSF Saint Anthony’s Medical Center in Rockford.

All occupants of the second vehicle – a Mt. Prospect driver, 21, and three passengers including two DeKalb residents and one from Elgin – also suffered injuries and were taken to Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, Sullivan said.

All roadways closed to traffic were reopened just before 8 p.m. Wednesday, he said.

Emergency crews from Sycamore, Boone County and Genoa also responded, according to the sheriff’s office.

This story was updated at 5:50 p.m. July 18, 2024, with additional information from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.