One dead, one injured in vehicle crash on Highway 51 in Town of Beloit

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One man is dead and another is recovering from serious injuries following a crash on Highway 51 in the Town of Beloit.

Police say one vehicle rear-ended another vehicle at high speeds on southbound Riverside Drive at around 2:40 a.m. Saturday.

The rear vehicle lost control and struck a guard rail before coming to rest in the ditch.

The driver, 32-year-old Darius Kilgore, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

His passenger, 31-year-old Carl Knight, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

The occupants of the front vehicle were not injured.