Lee County Sheriff's Police continue to investigate a single vehicle crash that took place early Saturday morning that killed a Rochelle man just south of the Hub City.
Pronounced dead at the scene was 29-year old Christopher Powell.
Sheriff's police say that Powell was driving a Jeep Wrangler northbound on Illinois 251 south, just south of the Rochelle Municipal Airport, when the vehicle left the highway. The jeep then struck Gurler Road and became airborne before it crashed and came to rest on the driver's side.
A passenger in the jeep, 31-year old Joshua McIntyre of Rochelle, was located north of the accident at a gas station in Rochelle. He was transported by ambulance to Rochelle Community Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The crash took place a short time before 5:30 Saturday morning. Lee County Sheriff's Police were assisted at the scene by Rochelle Police and Illinois State Police.