On October 11th , 2020. Iroquois County Sheriffs Police investigated a single vehicle fatal accident at the intersection of Co- Rd. 2525 E. and 2400 N, Preliminary investigation shows a vehicle driven by Dennis E. Lade, age 64, of Donovan was traveling east on Co. Rd. 2400 N. when his vehicle left the roadway. Lade continued through an open field east of the intersection where he then collided with the ditch embankment on the south side of 2400 N. Lade's vehicle continued across 2400 N, and into another open field before coming to a rest, Lade was examined by members of Riverside EMS and the Donovan Fire Dept. before being pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
