Man, 23, Identified In Fatal McHenry-Area Crash

MCHENRY, IL — A 23-year-old Lake Villa-area man who died after his vehicle crashed into trees near McHenry last week has been identified by authorities.

Jose Hernandez, of unincorporated Lake Villa, was killed in the single-vehicle crash, which occurred around 1:35 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, near West Dowell and West Neville roads in unincorporated McHenry, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.

Lake County Sheriff's deputies responding to the crash found an Audi S4 that had struck trees. Hernandez, who was driving the vehicle, had been ejected and suffered critical injuries, authorities said.

He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room.

An autopsy conducted Oct. 15 determined Hernandez died from blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, according to preliminary findings released by Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek's office.

The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.