An 83-year-old Yorkville woman was killed and two other people sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon in Kendall Township, a news release from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office said.
The crash occurred at approximately 2:17 p.m. Thursday at Ashley Road and Walker Road, the release said. According to preliminary findings, a car driving north on Ashley Road entered the intersection and crashed into a car driving west on Walker, the release said.
Susan Guglielmi, 83, of Yorkville, was a passenger in the car driving north, and was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the release.
The drivers of both vehicles also sustained life-threatening injuries and were both airlifted to the hospital, officials said.
Kendall County Sheriff’s Office investigators responded to the crash, the release said. They were assisted by Yorkville police, the Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District and the Oswego Fire Protection District, along with other Kendall County departments, aeromedical services and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The intersection was closed for about four hours so investigators could conduct a crash investigation, the release said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, officials said.