Crime & Safety

Three Generations of Palatine Family Killed in Crash

The accident happened in DeKalb County just outside of Sycamore Thursday morning.

A grandma, her daughter and 2-year-old grandson—all of Palatine—died Thursday in a two-vehicle crash outside of Sycamore in DeKalb County, according to media reports. 

Police told the Daily Chronicle the accident occurred when the daughter, and driver of the Mitsubishi Galant, Jenny Perez, 19, of Palatine crossed the centerline on Peace Road near Freed Road and collided with a large farming truck.

Her mother, Angelina Felix, 57, and her son, Roberto M. Perez, 2, were in the vehicle and also died in the crash, which occurred around 11:20 a.m. Thursday, according to the Daily Chronicle. 

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Reid Robert Anderson, 27, of Sycamore, was the driver of the truck and was not injured in the crash, according to the Chicago Tribune. 


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