Father and son charged with obstruction in Illinois I-39 car crash case

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — A man faces obstruction charges after police say he claimed his car had been stolen after his son, a former Ogle County Deputy, crashed and abandoned the car on I-39 last year.

The Illinois State Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of Danny S. White, 62, of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

According to authorities, troopers were called to a crash at I-39 and Baxter Road on October 5, 2025, and found the vehicle abandoned at the scene…

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