A woman was killed after crashing her car into a utility pole on Big Timber Road in unincorporated Hampshire Township on Thursday afternoon.
According to a news release from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, Anette A. Niebrzydowski, 28, of Norridge, was driving a Ford Focus east on Big Timber Road near the intersection of Sandwald Road at a high rate of speed at 1:40 p.m.
The car crossed into the westbound lane before leaving the road and striking a pole, which caused a fire. Niebrzydowski, who was the only person in the car, died at the scene.
Big Timber Road was closed between Reinking and Sandwald roads while the crash was investigated.