Illinois officials: Former WNBA star’s mother killed in head-on collision with illegal migrant

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — The mother of former WNBA star Sophie Brunner was one of two people killed in a double fatal crash in rural Stephenson County on Saturday.

According to Stephenson County Sheriff Steven Stovall, deputies were called to the scene on Route 26, near Oneco Road, around 12:38 p.m. on August 6th.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Stovall said the preliminary investigation revealed Darcy Brunner, 61, was driving a Ford Edge northbound when she was struck head-on by a Nissan Altima driven by Rolando Ico-Choc, 30, a native of Guatemala…

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