Sugar Grove Plane Crash Victims Identified

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 25, 2010 3:40PM

The two Florida men killed this weekend when the twin-engine plane they were flying crashed in suburban Sugar Grove have been identified. Drago Strahija, 32, of Lake Worth, Florida, and Gary Bradford, 37, of Hollywood, Florida were identified by Kane County Sheriff's officials as the two victims. The FAA reports that the plane was flying from Aurora to Denver. The crash happened about 7 p.m. last night as "residents saw a ball of fire" according to the Tribune. The plane crashed by a home near Route 47 and Old Oaks Road. No one in the home was hurt and the house itself sustained only minor damage.