A driver was arrested after a man was killed and a second person was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Lake in the Hills Saturday evening, police said.
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 5:04 p.m. Saturday to the area of Pyott Road and East Oak Street in Lake in the Hills for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Firefighters arrived and reported finding two vehicles involved with very heavy damage.
Lake in the Hills Police Department Public Information Officer Amanda Schmitt said a black 2012 Nissan Juke and a black 2007 Volkswagen Jetta collided south of the intersection.
The Nissan had been traveling southbound on Pyott Road and the Volkswagen had been traveling northbound on Pyott Road prior to the collision, Schmitt said.
Firefighters reported finding two people trapped in the wreckage.
The adult male passenger of the Volkswagen was pronounced dead at the scene, Schmitt said.
The driver and sole occupant of the Nissan was transported to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry.
The driver of the Volkswagen, Jakub Kakietek, 40, of Huntley, was transported to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Huntley.
Schmitt said Kakietek was later arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and issued an additional citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
The Nissan driver, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, has since been released from the hospital.
The Major Case Assistance Team (MCAT) responded to assist officers at the crash site and investigators will be reviewing their findings, Schmitt said.
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the identity of the deceased victim.