Man, 85, And Woman, 88, Killed In Geneva Crash: Police

GENEVA, IL — An 85-year-old man and his 88-year-old wife were killed in a crash Friday at the intersection of Bricher Road and Fisher Drive, Geneva police said.

Police said at around 1:40 p.m., a 2020 BMW X3 was traveling east on Bricher Road approaching Fisher Drive. As a 2005 Toyota Corolla was attempting to turn westbound onto Bricher from Fisher, it was hit by the BMW, which pushed it east of the intersection, according to police.

The crash also sent the BMW off the road into a wooded area of brush north of the intersection, where police say it sparked a fire that was quickly put out by firefighters.

The 85-year-old Geneva man driving the Toyota and his 88-year-old wife were killed. Their names were not released pending notification of family.

Police said the 18-year-old BMW driver had three passengers, ages 18 and 19, in the vehicle. The driver and two passengers were medically released at the scene of the crash, while the third was taken by paramedics to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

No charges have been filed in the crash, which remains under investigation.

Geneva Police, the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team and the Kane County Coroner’s Office are working investigating the crash.

According to police, Bricher Road was shut down from Peck to Camden roads while law enforcement personnel remained on the scene and reopened around 7:40 p.m. The Geneva Emergency Management Agency and Kane County Office of Emergency Management provided traffic assistance during the closure.

The Geneva police and fire departments, along with the Batavia Fire Department and Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District, also responded to the scene.