Samuel Anthony Brown, 23, and Robert Alden Kemp, 85, killed in head-on crash on Highway 34 near Gladstone, Illinois

Just after 9 a.m. Thursday in Henderson County, a 2002 Dodge Intrepid driven by 23-year-old Samuel Anthony Brown was westbound on Highway 34 at the same time a 1999 Ford Ranger pickup truck driven by 85-year-old Robert Alden Kemp, was eastbound on the highway. According to police, the Dodge suddenly veered left and crossed the center lane for reasons that are not yet knowsn, and the two vehicles crashed head-on. Kemp attempted to avoid the collision by driving the Ford off the roadway to the right, but he was unsuccessful. The men, both of Burlington, were pronounced dead at the scene.