Hampton Police Chief Terry Engle dies in car crash Saturday night

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Published: Apr. 12, 2020 at 9:18 AM CDT
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Hampton Police Chief Terry Engle died from injuries suffered in a

, Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson confirmed Sunday morning.

Gustafson told TV6 the preliminary cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries.

The Illinois State Police says the crash happened around 6:45 p.m. on Illinois Route 84 northbound at 180th Street North.

Engle, 57, was responding to a 911 call when his vehicle, for unknown reasons, veered off the roadway and struck a tree, according to state police and Gustafson.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.