The coroner has released the identity of a man who died after the sheriff says he drove into oncoming traffic and crashed into a guardrail on Route 60-83 near Mundelein Wednesday.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 1:35 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 60-83 and Taylor Lake Court in unincorporated Mundelein for a vehicle crash.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a Toyota SUV was traveling westbound on Route 60-83 near Taylor Lake Court.
The Toyota crossed the center line for unknown reasons and traveled into the opposite lane of travel where it struck a guardrail.
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek on Saturday identified the driver of the Toyota as Laurentino Marcos-Guzman, 72, of Mundelein
The crash caused relatively minor damage, Covelli said.
Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics arrived and found Marcos-Guzman was unconscious and not breathing.
First responders initiated CPR and other lifesaving measures.
Marcos-Guzman was transported by ambulance to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room.
Covelli said preliminary information suggested Marcos-Guzman may have suffered a medical event that led to the crash.
No passengers were in the Toyota and no other vehicles were involved.
Deputies shut down Route 60-83 between Midlothian Road and Acorn Lane for approximately two hours.
Crash investigators responded to the scene and diagramed the crash, Covelli said.
Banek said an autopsy was performed on Marcos-Guzman on Friday and the preliminary results suggest that he likely suffered a fatal medical event that led to the crash.