An off duty Bolingbrook police officer was killed in a Chicago area car crash this past Sunday, according to Tribune Local. The collision occurred in Oswego, Illinois while he was on the way to religious services with his wife around 8:30 AM
The officer was riding as a passenger at the time of the accident and his wife was driving. The car lost control and left the roadway, hitting a tree and rolling over. The victim was ejected from the vehicle. His wife only sustained minor injuries.
The officer was taken by ambulance to an Aurora hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.
The incident took place in unincorporated Oswego near Stewart and Woolly roads. The Kendall County Sheriff’s Department is handling the crash investigation. What caused the vehicle to leave the road and crash has not been reported.