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Man killed, woman injured in ATV crash in Kane County

A Huntley man died in an all-terrain vehicle crash Monday, the Kane County Sheriff's Office said.

The crash happened around 12:45 a.m. on the 18N800 block of Ridgefield Boulevard in Rutland Township.

Elpidio Marcelo, 24, was killed. His passenger, a 21-year-old woman from Kenosha, Wisconsin, sustained life-threatening injuries.

Marcelo was driving the Polaris ATV north on Ridgefield. It left the road, hit a mailbox and then hit a tree.

Neither rider was wearing a helmet, according to the sheriff's office. It is not known if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.

Anyone with information is asked to call the investigations division at (630) 444-1103.

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