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Roger Hein, 56, killed in semi-truck crash crash into tree on Highway 20 on May 27.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:34am
Accident Date: 
Monday, May 26, 2014

Waterloo man dies in fiery Illinois semi crash May 27; services Saturday

Services will be at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Fairbank, and Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Sumner is in charge of the arrangements.

UPDATE: Police Release Name of Victim in Fatal Crash on Route 20

Illinois State Police say Roger Hein, 56, crashed into a tree around 8:00 a.m. Tuesday between Stockton and Lena on Highway 20. Investigators say early reports show he may have suffered some kind of medical attack before the crash.

Illinois State Police say Roger Hein, 56, crashed into a tree around 8:00 a.m. Tuesday between Stockton and Lena on Highway 20. Investigators say early reports show he may have suffered some kind of medical attack before the crash. Police are still trying to figure out what went wrong. The highway was closed for nearly ten hours.

UPDATE: A busy Stateline highway is expected to re-open soon. Police say a semi-truck driver is killed after slamming into a tree.
All lanes on U.S. Route 20 between Stockton and Lena have been closed for nearly eight hours.

These photos were taken just west of Freeport by a witness to the crash. Illinois State Police say the driver of the truck went off the road on U.S. 20 close to Sunnyside Road just after 8 a.m. That's about half a mile from the cheese company Kolb-Lena. A witness tells 23 News the truck driver over-corrected and slammed into a tree.

"As soon as I got there, I just saw black smoke," says Alicia Corbin, a witness to the scene of the crash. "Lots of tires because the trailer was carrying really big, tractor tires."

Illinois State Police are still on the scene of the crash.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Roger Hein
Roadway: 
Highway 20
City: 
Freeport, IL
County: 
Stephenson County, IL
Area: 
Rockford, IL

Comments

Submitted by John S on Wed, 05/28/2014 - 3:39am
Rt 20 very narrow in parts. No shoulder and if you veer off for even a second your off the road. The State keeps talking about a 4 lane extension. But what is needed is at least shoulder area on the sides of the road. As a truck driver myself, I personally avoid that part of 20.

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