DeKALB | A fatal car crash occurred at 3:28 p.m. Friday on Ill. Route 64, east of Malta Road, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office press release.

The driver, 44-year-old Domingo Contreras of Rochelle, was traveling westbound on Route 64 when the vehicle went off the road into the north ditch and struck several lengths of fence, causing the driver to be struck by part of the fence.

Malta Fire Department responded, and Contreras was flown from the scene to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, where he was pronounced dead.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and Winnebago County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was unavailable for comment.