Two dead after head-on crash in Kane County: officials

Two adults killed in car crash in Kane County

 A serious crash kills two people in Kane County.  We're learning the identity of one of the victims.

KANE COUNTY, Ill. - Two people are dead after a two-car crash on Thursday, according to Huntley Fire Protection District.

Around 5:28 p.m., crews responded to Sandwald Road and Big Timber Road in unincorporated Kane County after multiple calls reporting a two-car crash with injuries.

Crews found two cars with significant front-end damage just west of the intersection. 

An adult man, later identified as Nathan King, 28, of Hampshire, Ill., was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials. 

An adult woman was transported to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, where she later died from her injuries.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash.

What they're saying:

Aldo Ibarra was on his way home Thursday evening when he witnessed something he says will always stay with him. 

"It hits home one moment you're driving home, you're driving to a party to work and then the next moment you're not there," Ibarra said.

He says the cars were practically in pieces, all airbags were deployed, and unsure if there were any children inside — Ibarra says he immediately pulled over to help and document the scene. 

"It is hard. I remember when they were taking the lady out of the car, I got to see some blood on her, which was I knew, that she had a pulse because somebody said she still has a pulse when the ambulance got there, but the gentleman, I was almost certain, he had passed away. He was in a very awkward position in the car," he said.

Ibarra says the impact of the crash was so severe. He called his loved ones right after. 

"I called my dad and I told him what happened, and I told him in Spanish, ‘I love you take care of yourself.’ I just witnessed a crash and, even today in the morning, he sent me a message saying I saw it on the news, and he says be careful because you might be driving perfectly, but you don't know how other people are driving or if there's something on the road so drive very defensively things like this can happen," Ibarra said.