Eldena teenager identified as person killed in car crash north of Dixon Wednesday – Shaw Local

POLO – An Eldena teenager has been identified as the person killed in a car crash Wednesday on a gravel road six miles north of Dixon.

Kaysi Jane Schaeffer, 17, died in the accident, Ogle County Coroner Lou Finch confirmed Friday.

The accident occurred around 8:40 p.m. in the 7000 block of West Henry Road, just east of the intersection with Lowell Park Road, according to a news release from the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office.

An initial investigation by the sheriff revealed that Schaeffer’s vehicle was traveling west on West Henry Road toward Lowell Park Road when she lost control on the gravel road and entered the south ditch, where the vehicle overturned.

Schaeffer was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

A juvenile passenger traveling with Schaeffer was taken by paramedics to KSB Hospital for treatment after sustaining injuries that were not life-threatening, the news release said.

Firefighters and paramedics from Polo as well as firefighters from Mt. Morris assisted at the scene.

Schaeffer had just completed her junior year at Amboy High School. Her funeral will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at the Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy. Online condolences may be left at https://www.thejonesfh.com/.