Rockford man charged after cyclist killed in DUI crash

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 43-year-old Bernard Sawtelle.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police have charged Todd Norton, 52, for driving under the influence of drugs when he reportedly crashed his pickup truck into a telephone pole, pinning a 43-year-old cyclist beneath it.

According to police, the crash occurred in the 800 block of Brooke Road around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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