On Wednesday evening, a collision at the intersection of South Naper Boulevard and Hobson Road in Naperville resulted in the tragic loss of a Wheaton woman and prompted an ongoing investigation by local authorities. According to an official statement from the Naperville Police Department, at approximately 8:01 p.m., 35-year-old Sarah A. Jelgerhuis was fatally injured when her 2020 Nissan Kicks, intersecting the path of a northbound 2023 Ford Bronco, driven by an unidentified 17-year-old, was struck during a left-hand turn.
The force of the collision sent Jelgerhuis' Nissan off the road where it came to rest partially submerged in a nearby pond. Naperville Police and Fire units responded to the scene and Jelgerhuis was rushed to a local hospital, but despite efforts to save her, she succumbed to her injuries.
Naperville's traffic crash investigators and reconstruction specialists were quickly at work, probing the tangled aftermath, as they sought to divine the junction's momentary lapse into chaos. They urge the public to draw forth any fragment of information that might illuminate this tragic event by contacting the Naperville Police Department’s Traffic Unit at (630) 420-8833.
