18-year-old driver dead after being hit by semi-truck while turning into school in Sugar Grove

18-year-old driver dead after being hit by semi-truck while turning into school in Sugar Grove

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — An 18-year-old woman was killed Tuesday after they were hit by a semi-truck while turning into a school in Sugar Grove, according to police.

The crash happened around 9 a.m. Tuesday near Route 47 and Waubonsee Drive.

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In a news release, police said the 18-year-old was southbound on Route 47 and turning into Waubonsee Community College when they were hit by a semi-truck driver, 42, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

The semi-truck driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The woman who died as been identified as Emma Grzesik, of Maple Park by the Kane County Coroner’s Office. Her cause of death has been ruled multiple injuries due to a motor vehicle collision.

The crash is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call police at 630-391-7250.

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