Two Die In Single-Car Crash In Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, IL — Two young men were found dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery on Wednesday, after the Pontiac they were in collided with a tree near the intersection of South Orchard Road and Rochester Drive. According to a press release on the incident put out by the Montgomery Police Department, the incident occurred shortly before first responders arrived at the scene around 12:30 a.m. The deceased were identified two Aurora residents: Cameron Walker, aged 19, and Daimaree Raymell, aged 20.

Montgomery Police Chief Phillip Smith said that police suspect the speed of the vehicle was a factor in the young men's crash. The exact cause of death is still under investigation by police and the Kane County Coroner's Office.

"Speed was probably the only factor we can say right now," Smith said. "Other than that, [the coroner's office] is still doing autopsies, so we're going to have to wait for a [toxicology report]."

No other injuries or fatalities were reported from the crash scene. Likewise, no damage to any roadway or public utility was reported.

"It was just, car vs tree; everything else was good," Smith said.

The Montgomery Police Department is requesting that anyone with information related to the crash contact Detective Gonzalez at (331) 212-9059.

Excluding this incident, there have thus far been 187 crash-related fatalities in Illinois in 2020, according to the state's Department of Transportation. Four have occurred in Kane County.