The coroner has identified the 39-year-old man who died after he was hit by a car while apparently attempting to cross Route 12 near Wauconda Wednesday evening.
The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 12 and Old Rand Road in unincorporated Wauconda for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located a 39-year-old Arlington Heights man who was critically injured without a pulse, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.
A sheriff’s deputy performed CPR on the man and he regained a pulse.
He was transported by ambulance to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital where he died from his injuries, Covelli said.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office was notified and responded to the hospital.
The man was identified as Pablo Campuzano-Reynoso, 39, of Arlington Heights, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek.
An autopsy conducted Thursday showed Campuzano-Reynoso died from blunt force injuries as a result of the crash.
A preliminary investigation shows a Toyota Camry, driven by a 68-year-old McHenry man, was traveling northbound on Route 12, Covelli said.
As the Toyota was traveling northbound, it appeared Campuzano-Reynoso was attempting to cross Route 12 on foot.
The driver of the Toyota did not see Campuzano-Reynoso and struck him as he drove northbound.
The driver of the Toyota, who remained at the scene, was uninjured.
The Toyota’s front windshield sustained damage from the impact.
Covelli said it is unknown why the man was crossing Route 12.
The incident happened in front of J&D’s Bar and Grill, which closes at 9 p.m. every day.
The northbound lanes of Route 12 at Old McHenry Road were shut down for several hours during the crash investigation.
The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.