2 days, 2 fatal traffic accidents on roads in this rural Illinois county

PRINCETON — Bureau County roads were sites of two fatal traffic accidents in as many recent days.

A Princeton man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident about 8 p.m. Thursday east of his hometown.

On Wednesday afternoon, about 10 miles to the southwest, a rural Tiskilwa man was killed, also in a single-vehicle rollover accident.

Vehicles in both accidents were pickup trucks, according to the Bureau County Sheriff's Office. The area is located about 50 miles north of Peoria.

The fatal accident Thursday night happened along U.S. Route 6, about one-half mile west of County Road 2300 East.

The driver of a westbound black 2001 Dodge Ram was ejected after it rolled several times off the south side of the roadway.

His passenger was extricated and transported to OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton, where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff's office identified the victim as 62-year-old David M. Drazkowski. The driver was identified as Dustin L. Wrona, 33, of Princeton.

Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff said a helicopter transported the driver to a Peoria hospital, but she didn't believe he sustained life-threatening injuries.

Wrona was accused of drunken driving, speeding, improper lane use and operating an uninsured vehicle, according to the sheriff's office.

Wamhoff identified the victim of the other fatal accident, which happened shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday on County Road 1925 East near County Road 600 North.

John Huff, 55, was driving a southbound green 2005 Chevrolet pickup when it left the east side of the roadway, according to the sheriff's office. The area is located south of Tiskilwa.

The pickup rolled over and its cab separated from the frame and continued to roll. Huff was trapped.

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Nobody else was inside the vehicle. Huff was pronounced dead at the scene.

The sheriff's office and Wamhoff were investigating both accidents.