Earlville man flown to hospital after DeKalb County crash involving teen

An Earlville man was hospitalized after suffering injuries in a two-vehicle crash involving a 19-year-old in DeKalb County this week, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The Earlville man, 68, was the only person injured in a crash at 5:24 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Route 23 and Suydam Road, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

The man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, authorities said. He was flown to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove with injuries.

The second driver involved in the crash, a Leland 19-year-old, was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash and was uninjured, according to the release.

The crash occurred when the Earlville man, driving a black Chevrolet Equinox, failed to yield to the Leland driver in a Red Ford Explorer at a stop sign intersection, authorities said. As a result, the Ford struck the side of the Chevrolet.

No citations were issued after an investigation into the crash conducted by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, records show.