Carroll County, IL – A fatal single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 52 left one person dead Monday afternoon, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The accident happened around 1:20 p.m. on November 10, 2025, west of Vanbuskirk Road between Mt. Carroll and Lanark.
Emergency responders located a vehicle on the east side of the roadway, overturned in a stream. Deputies say the vehicle had been traveling east on Highway 52 when it veered off the north side of the road, struck several trees, and came to rest in the water.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the driver was the only occupant and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending family notification.
Authorities from Mount Carroll Police, Lanark Police, Lanark Fire and Ambulance, Downtown Auto Clinic, and the Illinois Department of Transportation assisted at the crash site.
No further details have been released as the investigation continues.
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