CHICAGO (CBS) — A man died early Sunday morning after a crash in Geneva, Illinois.
Geneva and Batavia police officers, along with Batavia Fire Departments, arrived at the crash, initially found at 4:54 a.m., near the intersection of Route 25 and Fabyan Parkway.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado traveling westbound on Fabyan Parkway veered across the eastbound lanes and left the roadway before the base of the Fox River Bridge.
The truck was located on the south side of the bridge embankment, authorities said.
The truck driver, identified as Carlos Diaz Jr., 31, of Aurora, died at the scene after being ejected from the vehicle.
Authorities said the truck’s airbags deployed, but the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
There were no other passengers in the truck.
The Fabyan Parkway Bridge was closed while Geneva Police, the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team and the Kane County Coroner’s Office investigated the crash. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the Geneva Emergency Management Agency also assisted in the investigation.
The roadway was reopened around 9 a.m
The Kane County Coroner’s Office will conduct an autopsy.
