Icy Roads Leads To Jo Daviess County Crash

Authorities say a man from Scales Mound was injured when his vehicle left an icy roadway and crashed into a tree Monday night in Jo Daviess County. 35 year old Ray LaFrancois of Scales Mound was taken to Midwest Medical Center in Galena for treatment of his injuries. According to the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, LaFrancois was traveling east on West Council Hill Road at around 8:30pm when he lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a sharp downhill curve in icy conditions. The vehicle entered a ditch and struck a large tree.