Driver dies in car crash in Lake in the Hills

A driver died after a car crash Thursday morning in Lake in the Hills that shut down a portion of Algonquin Road for more than four hours, the Lake in the Hills Police Department reported.

Paramedics from the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a two-vehicle crash at 6:22 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of West Algonquin Road and Harvest Gate. The crash involved a 2024 Kia Forte and a BMW X5, according to a news release from the Lake in the Hills Police Department.

Both drivers were taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital. The driver of the Kia succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital, Lake in the Hills Police Department public information officer Amanda Schmitt said in the release. There were no passengers in either car.

The crash is under investigation by the McHenry County Regional Major Crash Assistance Team and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, and the identity currently is being withheld, Chief Deputy Coroner Olivia Zednick said.

Algonquin Road from Randall Road to Harvest Gate was shut down for about 4½ hours because of the incident, Lake in the Hills police said.

“The Lake in the Hills Police Department would like to thank the Algonquin Police Department, Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, McHenry County Regional Major Crash Assistance Team and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office for their assistance,” Schmitt said in the release.