The coroner has released the identity of a 34-year-old man who died after he was ejected in a rollover crash involving a pole on Route 41 in Highland Park Sunday morning.
An autopsy performed Monday showed Cameron Faulkner, 34, of Chicago, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek.
The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 3:25 a.m. Sunday to the 2300 block of Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, which is between Half Day Road and Park Avenue West, for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Police officers and firefighters arrived and found one person who was ejected from the vehicle along with other passengers who were injured in the southbound lanes of Route 41, according to fire department radio traffic.
The vehicle involved, a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, sustained heavy damage after crashing with a utility pole.
One passenger was trapped inside the Jeep, according to radio traffic.
The City of Highland Park said that the driver of the Jeep lost control and crashed. The Jeep was occupied by three other passengers.
An investigation showed the Jeep was traveling southbound when the vehicle drove off the roadway and struck a utility pole before rolling over.
Faulkner, who was in the rear passenger seat, was ejected from the vehicle, Banek said.
Faulkner was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville where he died.
Technicians from ComEd were called to tend to the damaged utility pole and hanging wires.
The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) responded due to the severity of the crash.
Southbound Route 41 between Half Day Road and Park Avenue West was shut down for the crash investigation.
The northbound lanes remained open. The southbound lanes were re-opened just before 8 a.m.
The crash remains under investigation by the Highland Park Police Department and MCAT.