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A Lockport man is dead after a crash in Lockport, Will County Coroner Laurie Summers said.
Jacob R. Nagel, 25, was pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, after a crash in the 500 block of MacGregor Road in Lockport, according to the coroner’s office.
The Lockport Police Department is investigating the incident, and an autopsy was performed Oct. 19, according to the coroner’s office.
The final cause and manner of death will be determined after autopsy, police and toxicological reports.
Lockport Deputy Police Chief Ron Huff said officers responded to the scene of a single-vehicle crash at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18.
The vehicle, a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, was found rolled over and off the road, and the driver, Nagel, was partially ejected from the vehicle, Huff said.
Police confirmed that Nagel was not wearing a seat belt when he was found, and he was the only passenger in the vehicle at the time.
Huff said a witness reported that the vehicle had been driving north on MacGregor Road at a high speed and passing other vehicles before the driver lost control and struck a curb, causing the vehicle to leave the road and roll over twice. The witness account was confirmed by video surveillance footage, police said.