Semi-Truck Driver Electrocuted in McHenry County Farming Accident

McHenry County Coroner identifies victim of electrocution accident

Dante Rico Cruz was identified as the man who was electrocuted in a farm equipment accident in rural McHenry County near Garden Prairie on Tuesday.

Semi-truck driver electrocuted in McHenry County farming accident

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill.— A semi-truck driver died Monday evening in McHenry County in an accident involving downed power lines while attempting to load grain. Authorities responded to County Line Road, south of Jackson Road, just after 5:15 p.m. on the report of farm equipment that struck a power line. Police believe a 56-year-old man, of Hebron, was opening a John Deere tractor while pulling a Brent 2096 grain cart. The farm equipment was position…

Woodstock semi-driver electrocuted in deadly farm equipment incident

McHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — A 38-year-old man was electrocuted Monday while attempting to board a tractor that had come into contact with energized power lines. According to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the scene on County Line Road, south of Jackson Road, around 5:31 p.m. Police said a 56-year-old man from Hebron had been operating a John Deere 9520RX tractor-trailer, pulling a Brent 2096 grain cart, and was at…

38-year-old killed after grain cart, power lines made contact in farm incident in McHenry County

A 38-year-old man from Woodstock died after he was electrocuted during a farm incident in McHenry County, authorities said. Around 5:17 p.m. Monday, Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a report of farm equipment that struck a power line in a ditch along County Line Road south of Jackson Road in McHenry County. McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene shortly after. Authorities said preliminary investigation suggest…

Man electrocuted, another hurt after farm equipment hits power lines in rural Illinois: sheriff

A man was killed and another injured Monday evening after farm equipment came into contact with live power lines along a rural road in McHenry County.

Sheriff says Woodstock man died by electrocution after tractor loading grain knocked down power lines near Marengo

A man died and a second man was hospitalized when a John Deere 9520RX Tractor’s grain cart offloading grain into a semi-truck came into contact with live power lines along County Line Road south of Jackson Road in unincorporated Marengo Monday evening. | Photo: Sloan Implement The sheriff said a Woodstock man died after he came into contact with a live power line that was brought down by a tractor loading grain onto a semi-truck, leaving a secon…