A man died after a car crash in Lee County.
Shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, September 11, 2014 a GMC Yukon and minivan crashed west of Dixon, according to a spokesperson from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The Yukon was heading eastbound on Route 2 and hit the side of a minivan, which came from North Frontage Road onto Route 2 in front of the Yukon.
The man driving the minivan, 76-year-old John Brown, was hospitalized and later died, the department said.
The condition of the other driver is unknown, according to police. There were "several other occupants" inside the minivan; their conditions are unknown.