Town of Linn Police Department Shares Update on July 4 3-Vehicle Accident

The Town of Linn Police Department has provided an update regarding the July 4 three vehicle accident that occurred near State Highway 120 and County Highway B. Preliminary information suggests that a vehicle (vehicle 1) driven by a 42 year old man from Chicago and occupied by two passengers, including a 39 year old woman and a juvenile, was traveling eastbound on County Highway B when it entered the intersection at State Highway 120 and met vehicle 2. Vehicle 2 was driven by 28 year old Shamburg resident Jesus Orlando Castro-Gonzales, and occupied by a 21 year old female and juvenile passenger. Vehicle 2 then suffered a secondary crash with vehicle 3, which was traveling northbound on State Highway 120 and being driven by a 19 year old West Dundee, Illinois female and was occupied by three males, ages 20, 20, and 21, and an 18 year old female. The driver of Vehicle 2, Jesus Orlando Castro-Gonzales, was taken to the hospital via ambulance but ultimately passed away. Impairment is not a suspected factor in the accident.