
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
SALEM LAKES, Wis. — Authorities have identified the man killed in last week’s single-vehicle crash on Highway 50 as John B. Douglas, 69, of Prospect Heights, Illinois, according to an update issued Wednesday by the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office.
Douglas was driving a full-sized pickup truck eastbound along the 22400 block of State Highway 50 on the evening of Friday, June 27, when the vehicle veered off the south side of the roadway, struck a large rock, and then collided with a tree. He was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The Kenosha County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) was dispatched to the scene and continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash. Officials have not yet released any findings regarding the cause.
The Sheriff’s Office extended its condolences to Douglas’s family and reminded drivers to obey posted speed limits and avoid distractions behind the wheel.
Anyone with information about the crash is encouraged to contact the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office at 262-605-5100.
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