A 95-year-old Palatine man was killed and several people were injured in a crash along Lake Cook Road in Deer Park on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
In a news release, the office stated that the sheriff’s office investigators are investigating the accident. The identity of the man killed has yet to be released.
According to the release, at about 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, 911 callers reported a serious traffic crash at the intersection of Lake Cook and Quentin roads. Moments before, deputies had been dispatched for a disabled vehicle at the same location.
Deputies found a man dead in the roadway, along with two “heavily damaged vehicles,” the release said.
A preliminary investigation determined a westbound 2006 Honda Accord, driven by the 95-year-old man, broke down in a westbound lane of Lake Cook Road, just east of Quentin Road. It was in the center lane, between the left-turn lane and outside-through lane, the release said.
Based on witness statements, the elderly man exited his vehicle and began looking underneath the car’s engine area. As the driver was under the vehicle, a westbound 2024 Honda HR-V, driven by a 30-year-old Cary man, struck the Accord from behind.
The crash caused “major injuries” to the man under the car, and he died at the scene, the release said. A 77-year-old Barrington woman in the Accord was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The HR-V driver and passenger, a 30-year-old Arlington Heights woman, were both transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
A school bus, only occupied by the driver, that was waiting to turn left onto southbound Quentin Road from westbound Lake Cook Road, was sideswiped during the crash, the release said. The driver was uninjured.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and an autopsy is being scheduled, according to the release, and the crash remains under investigation.
