HENDERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Ill. — UPDATE:
The names of those involved in a UTV accident in rural Gladstone Tuesday have been released.
Kenneth Haley, a 79-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene after the UTV rolled over. According to Henderson County Sheriff Matthew Link, Haley was thrown from the UTV after he lost control of the vehicle while attempting to close the driver's side door. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
Haley's daughter, Kathy Foley, a 55-year-old woman, survived the rollover. She was wearing a seatbelt and was able to escape the vehicle after the crash. She's currently hospitalized in stable condition.
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Upon arrival, the sheriff and deputies found a 2023 Polaris UTV rolled over from the road into a cornfield. The driver had been "totally ejected" from the vehicle, according to the release. The passenger was wearing a seatbelt and freed themselves from the UTV after the crash.
Officers started lifesaving treatment on the driver until paramedics from the Burlington Fire Department arrived. The driver was declared deceased later at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center. The passenger was transported by the Biggsville Ambulance Service to a hospital for injuries.
The names of the people in the vehicle have not been released at this time.
According to the release, the sheriff's office received assistance from the Gladstone Fire Department, Biggsville Ambulance Service, Burlington Fire Department, and Med Force Paramedics
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