Man killed in auto accident

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A Kirkland man died late Thursday evening in a two-vehicle accident in rural Kirkland near the intersection of Quarry and Irene roads. Christopher Jobgen, 41, was extricated from his 1993 Chevrolet pickup truck and treated by on-site paramedics from the Genoa and Kirkland fire departments. He was pronounced dead at 10:43 p.m. by Chief Deputy Coroner Dave Jacobson, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Coroner's Office. The accident occurred about 9 p.m. Thursday when Jobgen, who was driving east on Quarry Road, pulled into the westbound lane in attempt to pass a semitrailer that was also traveling east, DeKalb County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Kevin Hickey said Friday. Jobgen collided with a westbound 2005 Pontiac sedan being driven by Angela M. Bachar, 30, of Davis Junction, according to police. Hickey was not present at the scene of the accident and was unable to say whether the pass was legal. “It is a township road and typically they are not marked as well as county highways,” Hickey said. “But we have reason to believe alcohol was a factor in (Jobgen's) poor judgment.” Final laboratory results are pending, Hickey said. Bachar was transported to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, where she was listed in serious condition Friday. Two juvenile passengers in Bachar's car were also taken to St. Anthony's, Hickey said. A girl was treated and released and a boy, who was sent for treatment of a possible head injury, was listed in good condition Friday. The accident remains under investigation by the sheriff's office and the county coroner's office.