Crime & Safety

Geneva Official Dies in Sugar Grove Crash

The electrical superintendent for the city of Geneva died Thursday in a crash at Interstate 88 and Route 47 in Sugar Grove, accruing to the Daily Herald. 

Michael Buffington, 64, was on the eastbound exit ramp from Interstate 88 to Route 47 in Sugar Grove when police said it appears his vehicle did not stop at a stop sign and was hit by a Chevrolet TrailBlazer, according to the article. 

The driver of the TrailBlazer, a 46-year-old Sugar Grove woman, and two occupants, ages 14 and 16, were taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the Daily Herald reports. 

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