Crime & Safety
Photos of the Route 31 Crash Site
These photographs show the damage done to a home on Tuesday after a car crashed into one of the rooms. The incident happened off of Route 31 in Batavia Township.
The photographs above were taken Tuesday at the scene of a one-car crash in Batavia Township.
A 19-year-old Aurora man died after he crashed the car on Tuesday afternoon into a home.
The driver, Max J. Dobner, was the only person inside the car, a 1999 Chrysler Cirrus. He was pronounced dead later after being transported to Provena Mercy Hospital in Aurora.
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The family that lives in the home was not harmed in the incident. They were outside at the time of the crash. For more about the family, click .
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.
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To see all the photos we took at the scene, place your cursor on the main photo above. Click one of the gray arrows that appear on the sides to scroll through the photos and to read all the captions.
To read more about the crash, click .
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