DUI/Traffic — Aurora, IL — reported 2026-07-06

SUMMARY

An Aurora man is charged with numerous felonies after his vehicle allegedly swerved into an oncoming lane, causing a head-on collision that killed a 71-year-old Geneva woman and critically injured her son.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: DUI/Traffic
  • Location: Aurora, IL
  • Date reported: 2026-07-06
  • Suspect: male, age 40
  • Victim(s): 2 (1 death, 1 critical injury)
  • Status: charged

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The crash occurred at 9:13pm on Saturday evening in the 1000 block of South Randall Road in Geneva.
  • A blue 2013 Chevrolet Camaro driven by a 40-year-old Aurora man veered over the double yellow line into southbound traffic, striking a red 2019 Nissan Versa head-on.
  • The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and her son was transported to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva before being airlifted to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in Chicago with life-threatening injuries.