Crime & Safety

Man Dies After Car Overturns In Big Grove Township: Kendall Sheriff

A Newark man died after his car overturned Sunday night in Big Grove Township, officials said.

A fatal single-vehicle crash occurred Sunday night on Townhouse Road near the intersection with Roods Road in Big Grove Township.
A fatal single-vehicle crash occurred Sunday night on Townhouse Road near the intersection with Roods Road in Big Grove Township. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

BIG GROVE TOWNSHIP, IL — A man died Sunday night after his car overturned in Big Grove Township, according to the Kendall County Sheriff's Office.

The man was identified as 38-year-old Joshua Nobs, of Newark.

Deputies responded at 7:07 p.m. Sunday to a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Townhouse Road near the intersection with Roods Road. Nobs was driving southeast on Townhouse Road when it left the road, hit a culvert and overturned, according to a news release.

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Newark Fire Protection District paramedics took Nobs, the car's sole occupant, to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff's office is continuing to investigate the crash in coordination with the Grundy County Coroner's Office.

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