Crime & Safety
Driver Dies In Rollover Crash After Swerving Around Deer: Sheriff
A 50-year-old Cortland man swerved around a deer, causing his car to roll at least twice before crashing into a utility pole, police said.
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, IL — A 50-year-old man died Saturday after his car rolled several times when he tried to avoid hitting a deer in unincorporated Hampshire, according to Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain.
James D. Coffman, of Cortland, was driving south on Peplow Road around 1:30 a.m. Saturday when a deer crossed in front of his Ford Focus, Hain said. Coffman swerved around the deer, which caused his car to roll at least twice before crashing into a utility pole, the sheriff said.
He was taken to Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, where he died later on Saturday, according to Hain.
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