One person was injured following an accident Wednesday afternoon at 2:10 in the 20,000 block of East Route 38. The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Rochelle Fire Department, and the Rochelle Ambulance responded to the two vehicle accident. A motorcycle driven by 41 year old Shawn McConnaughay Sr. of Dixon, was travelling westbound on his Harley Davidson motorcycle at a slow speed when a Mecury Sable also travelling westbound on Route 38 rear ended the motorcycle. The motorcycle and rider were pushed into the north side ditch and the Mercury Sable driven by 23 year old Christopher Fritsch of Sterling, came to a stop on the South side shoulder of the road. McConnaughay was flown to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford by Lifeline Helicopter with multiple injuries. The accident remains under investigation.
