The Kane County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 68-year-old bicyclist was killed Monday after he crashed into a Honda stopped at a stop sign in unincorporated Hampshire Township.

According to media reports, Dennis Jurs of Hampshire, an avid bicyclist and organizer the first Elgin Cycling Classic, was killed Monday when his bicycle collided with a sports-utility vehicle at the intersection of Allen Road and Walker Road in unincorporated Hampshire Township.

The Sheriff’s Office press release said deputies and Hampshire police were dispatched to the intersection at around 4:10 p.m. Monday, May 18, for a report of a traffic crash involving a vehicle and bicycle.

The initial investigation indicates that a 2009 Honda CRV was traveling south on Walker Road and stopped for the stop sign at the intersection with Allen Road. The Honda entered the intersection and was struck on the passenger side of the vehicle by a bicycle that was traveling east on Allen Road.

The operator of the bicycle was thrown from the bicycle and pronounced deceased at the scene.

There is no stop sign for traffic on Allen Road. The driver of the Honda was transported to Presence St. Joseph’s Hospital in Elgin with non- life threatening injuries.

Sheriff’s detectives and members of the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team are continuing to investigate the crash. It is not believed that drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash.

The driver of the Honda, James Connors, 64, of DeKalb, was issued a ticket for failure to yield right of way. The bicycle operator was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

SOURCE: Kane County Sheriff’s Office press release

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