Dubuque Man Sentenced In Fatal Crash

A Dubuque man was sentenced recently after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from a fatal crash in Jo Daviess County. Reports show 33-year-old Julius Jones will serve 2 years in prison, along with a year of supervised release. Deputies say Jones was driving on Highway 20 near Stockton in June 2020 with 2 children in the vehicle. Jones’ vehicle crossed the center line and collided with a semi head-on. A 10-year-old in Jones’ vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. A 9-year-old was thrown from the vehicle and airlifted to a Rockford hospital. Jones was also airlifted to Rockford for treatment. He pled guilty to a felony count of driving with a revoked license. There was no evidence of drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of the crash.