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Iowa man thrown through sunroof in rollover crash near Galena; taken to Dubuque hospital
LOCAL NEWS WIRE • November 05, 2026
Marco Francois, 22, of Riverdale, was thrown from his vehicle through its open sunroof after it flipped into a ditch Monday evening near Galena, the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office said.
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- Single-vehicle crash Monday evening, Nov. 2, 2026, at the intersection of South Blackjack Road and West Sand Hill Road in rural Galena, Illinois (reported by KCRG and Radio Dubuque).
- The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office, Galena police and fire responded around 6:30 p.m. Monday.
- The vehicle was found flipped over in a ditch about 15 yards from the road.
- Driver: Marco Francois, 22, of Riverdale, Iowa.
- Deputies found Francois failed to slow down on a curve; his vehicle went into the oncoming lane of traffic and off the road, struck a tree and flipped.
- Francois was thrown from the vehicle through the open sunroof and was found about 10 yards from the vehicle.
- Authorities were alerted to the crash by an iPhone crash detection notification.
- EMS took Francois to MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center for treatment.
- The sheriff's office cited Francois for failing to reduce speed and improper lane usage.
An Iowa man was injured and cited after a single-vehicle crash Monday evening near Galena, Illinois, KCRG reports. The crash happened at the intersection of South Blackjack Road and West Sand Hill Road in rural Galena. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office, alongside Galena police and fire, responded around 6:30 p.m. Monday and found a vehicle flipped over in a ditch about 15 yards from the road. Deputies found that the driver, Marco Francois, failed to slow down on a curve. His vehicle went into the oncoming lane of traffic and off the road, struck a tree and flipped. Francois was thrown from the vehicle through the open sunroof. Radio Dubuque reports authorities were alerted to the crash by an iPhone crash detection notification, and that Francois, 22, of Riverdale, was found about 10 yards from the vehicle. EMS took him to MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center for treatment. The sheriff's office cited Francois for failing to reduce speed and improper lane usage.
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