On The Record

Single Vehicle Accident

On 05/04/24 at approximately 3:58 p.m., Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to Blackhawk Trace in the area of Sorrel Ct., for a single vehicle accident with injuries.

Upon arrival it was discovered, Hollie J. Werner, 64 of Galena, was operating a motor vehicle northbound on Blackhawk Trace south of Sorrel Ct. The Driver swerved to avoid a deer and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the paved portion of the roadway on a curve and entered the ditch to the right. The vehicle struck a driveway embankment causing it to go air born briefly before s...