Robert Breed, 67, dead in fiery single-vehicle crash on US Route 20 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
One person dead after a car accident in Jo Daviess County
Just before 8 p.m. on US Route 20 near West Longhollow Road, according to Sheriff’s Deputies.
They arrived on scene and found a vehicle engulfed in flames with the driver still inside.
Deputies broke through the driver’s side window and tried to put out the fire, but were unsuccessful, they found the driver dead inside the car.
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It happened on Highway 20, around 7:40. The sheriff's office reports Breed’s car hit a sign, crashed into several trees and then burst into flames.
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