WHITESIDE COUNTY, Ill — Whiteside County officials announced that two people had been killed in a rolling crash on Route 136 in the morning of Friday, April 9.
According to the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office, deputies and officers from the Fulton Police Department were alerted to a crash on Route 136 west of Sand Road at about 9:14 a.m.
It was discovered than an SUV had been travelling eastward on the road when it suddenly left the roadway and entered the ditch.
The vehicle began to roll and crashed, ejecting its two occupants; 71-year-old Morrison, IL resident Stephen Higdon and his 70-year-old wife, Catherine.
When first responders arrived, the Whiteside County Coroner pronounced both dead at the scene.
Stephen Higdon was known for the ministry position he held in Fairfied, Iowa prior to moving to Morrison.
The traffic crash remains under investigation by the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office.