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13-year-old injured in bicycle vs. vehicle crash in Somonauk

Collision at intersection, reports DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office

DeKalb County Sheriff’s squad car vehicle

A 13-year-old suffered injuries and was hospitalized Tuesday evening after they collided with a vehicle while riding a bicycle in rural Somonauk, authorities said.

The teenager’s injuries were not life-threatening, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Paramedics took the girl to Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in Sandwich.

DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a vehicle vs. bicycle crash at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gage and DeKalb streets in Somonauk.

The driver who collided with the teenager and a witness told authorities that the teenager was traveling east on DeKalb Street and did not obey the stop sign at the intersection, biking into the path of a red Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 67-year-old from Grand Ridge, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies did not issue any citations from the crash.

Kelsey Rettke

Kelsey Rettke

Kelsey Rettke is the editor of the Daily Chronicle, part of Shaw Media and DeKalb County's only daily newspaper devoted to local news, crime and courts, government, business, sports and community coverage. Kelsey also covers breaking news for Shaw Media Local News Network.