Driver dies after fleeing from police, slamming truck into pole moments later in Round Lake Beach

A driver died after fleeing from police down Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach earlier than slamming his pickup truck right into a site visitors mild pole Saturday night, officers stated.

The Round Lake Beach Police Department stated a police officer tried to conduct a site visitors cease on a automobile, a white pickup truck, round 8:40 p.m. Saturday.

The cease occurred within the space of Cedar Lake Road simply south of Rollins Road, in line with Round Lake Beach Deputy Police Chief Tim Schuster.

The officer briefly pursued the automobile however terminated the chase on Rollins Road roughly 5 blocks east of Cedar Lake Road and overpassed the automobile, which continued fleeing.

Another Round Lake Beach police officer stumbled on a single-vehicle crash moments later round 8:44 p.m.

The white pickup truck had crashed right into a site visitors mild pole on the nook of Route 83 and Rollins Road.

The driver, a 39-year-old man, suffered important accidents, Schuster stated.

Officers reported he was barely respiration and instantly started lifesaving measures.

The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded to the scene, reported the truck had sustained heavy harm and transported the motive force to a neighborhood hospital the place he was later pronounced lifeless.

The crash occurred roughly a mile from the place the officer ended the site visitors cease try, Schuster stated.

Multiple witnesses advised Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the automobile was driving recklessly and at a excessive fee of pace simply earlier than the crash.

The intersection of Route 83 and Rollins Road was partially closed for hours into early Sunday morning in the course of the investigation and Mobile Eye was activated to help with site visitors management.

Schuster stated the crash investigation is being dealt with by the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT), which responded to the scene.

The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the intensive care unit at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville to take possession of the motive force for an post-mortem, in line with Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Newton.

Newton stated the sufferer is a Grayslake resident and his identification can be launched following the post-mortem, which is scheduled for Monday morning.

The roadway was reopened round 12:30 a.m. and police say the investigation stays lively with no additional data obtainable for launch.