LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a two-vehicle crash at approximately 2:21 p.m. Monday, June 9 at the intersection of Rt. 251 and Chicago Road in rural Lee County, just north of Compton.

The reported accident involved a semi-truck and a pickup truck.

Deputies responded to the area along with EMS from the Paw Paw Fire Department. Investigating deputies learned a blue Chevrolet pickup had been westbound on Chicago Road at the stop-sign intersection with Rt. 251.

A semi-tractor hauling grain was northbound on Rt. 251 approaching the intersection with Chicago Road. Witnesses at the scene indicated the blue Chevrolet pickup pulled in front of the trailer and it was struck broadside, T-boned, in the intersection.

The driver of the blue Chevrolet pickup was identified as 16-year-old Chasity J. Stavenhagen from Earlville. Stavenhagen was pronounced deceased at the scene of the accident.

Stavenhagen’s passenger was identified as 20-year-old Kevin Kain of West Brooklyn. He was transported to OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota and later airlifted to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.

Kain was pronounced dead after entering the hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the semi was identified as a 62-year-old male from Sublette. He was uninjured and was released from the scene.

Due to the seriousness of the accident, the roadway at the location was closed to traffic for several hours. An accident reconstructionist and drone pilot from the sheriff’s office were brought into investigate the incident.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Illinois State Police, Paw Paw Fire and EMS, the Lee County Coroner’s Office and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The accident is still under investigation.