OGLE COUNTY – A 72-year-old Franklin Grove man was injured Tuesday afternoon when his van left the roadway and struck a tree on North Mulford Road. The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded around 4:30 p.m. to the 8000 block of North Mulford Road, where the van had been allegedly traveling southbound before entering the east ditch and hitting a tree. The man was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries. The Monroe Township and Lynn Scott Rock fire departments assisted at the scene.
