2 dead in unincorporated McHenry crash

SHARE 2 dead in unincorporated McHenry crash
police_lights91_300x188_1.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

Two people were killed in a crash Saturday evening in unincorporated McHenry.

John S. Korkowski, 67, and his wife, Claire D. Korkowski, 59, of Spring Grove were both killed in the crash on Solon Road near Ringwood Road, according to the McHenry County coroner’s office. Both were pronounced dead on the scene.

The crash occurred when a vehicle driven by John S. Korkowski was struck by another vehicle as it reentered the roadway in the southbound lane of Solon Road, according to the coroner’s office. Claire Korkowski was a passenger in the vehicle driven by her husband.

Autopsies were scheduled for Tuesday to determine cause of death.

The McHenry County sheriff’s department is investigating the crash and did not immediately respond to a request for additional information Sunday afternoon.

McHenry is located about 53 miles from Chicago.

The Latest
Video gamers are now able to venture into a storyline mode involving eight Negro League legends through the game, which was released Tuesday.
Kevin Powell was well known to the staff at Matthew House, a Bronzeville soup kitchen where many homeless Chicagoans gather for breakfast after riding CTA trains through the night.
McClain speaks in-person with Dominguez and Marquez, in which they discuss the “old fashioned patronage system.”
With more than 700 pieces from 26 different institutions in 11 countries, ‘First Kings of Europe’ details humanity’s journey from equality to hierarchy.
Mechanical engineers in the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University have been experimenting with 3D-printed food (“food printers”) and laser cooking of food since 2005.