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Mechanic killed when Jeep he’s repairing falls on top of him, Illinois coroner says
An Illinois auto mechanic died after the SUV he was working on fell on top of him, authorities said. The Winnebago County Coroner’s office was called July 31 to Kurt’s Service Center about an employee who was pinned underneath a Jeep, according to a news release from the coroner’s office.
Rockford Man Dies After Pinned Between Vehicle Lift And Car
A Rockford man died after he was pinned between a vehicle lift and a car he was working on Wednesday morning. According to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office, 55 year old Dennis Modloff was working alone under a Jeep parked on top of a hydraulic lift with an under hoist jack stand, when the jack moved and the vehicle fell on top of him. He was pinned between the Jeep and the lift’s ramp.
Man dies after getting crushed at Rockford auto repair center
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A man is dead after he was pinned between a vehicle lift and a car he was working on, according to the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office. Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at Kurt’s Service Center, 1510 Cunningham St., Dennis Modloff, 55, was working alone under a Jeep. The vehicle was parked on top of a hydraulic vehicle lift with an under-hoist jack stand to hold up the rear axle.
Home sale prices in Rockford region hit record high for second-straight month
ROCKFORD — Home sale prices in the Rockford region topped a record high for the second-straight month in June, according to new data from the NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors. The three-month rolling average price of a home sold in Winnebago, Boone and Ogle counties was $213,644 in June....
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