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Anna Speed, 19, killed, and Emily Jahnke, 19, and Anna Craven, 19, injured in single-vehicle car crash on E. Gillis Road in Rochelle, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/23/2015 - 6:41pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Ogle County Crash

OGLE COUNTY (WIFR) '€“ A 19-year-old Rochelle woman has been charged after a fatal car crash that happened in June. The Ogle County Sheriff'€™s Office says 19-year-old Emily Jahnke has been charged with Aggravated Reckless Driving. The charges come after a single car accident on June 10 that killed 19-year-old Anna Speed of Kings. The Ogle County Sheriff'€™s Office says a Jeep driven by Jahnke was eastbound on E. Gillis Road when it left the north side of the roadway and hit a utility pole. Speed, who was in the back seat of the car at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Rochelle Woman Dead From Car Crash

The crash happened around 8:38 pm last night at the 18000 block of E. Gillis Road. 

Teen dies in car accident

Craven was later released from the RCH. Jahnke was later transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford for treatment of a leg injury but was listed in stable condition.

Rochelle teen killed in vehicle crash

The crash took place a short time after 8:30 in the 18,000 block of East Gillis Road. A 2004 Jeep drive by 19-year old Emily Jahnke of Rochelle was traveling eastbound and left the north side of the road. The jeep then struck a RMU utility pole.
19-year-old Emily Jahnke of Rochelle collided with a utility pole. She and the front seat passenger, 19-year-old Anna Craven were ejected from the vehicle. The back seat passenger, 19-year-old Anna Speed, was pronounced deceased at the crash site. Craven was later released from the Rochelle Hospital, and Jahnke was transported to St. Anthonys Hospital in Rockford listed in stable condition. 
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?

Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Ejected from Vehicle
People Involved: 
Anna Speed
Emily Jahnke
Anna Craven
City: 
Rochelle, IL
County: 
Ogle County, IL
Area: 
Rockford, IL

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