The coroner has released the identity of a 33-year-old woman who died in a high-speed, multiple-vehicle crash that left five others, including a child, seriously injured in Wadsworth.
An autopsy performed on Monday showed that Bogdana Mygal, 33, of Des Plaines, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries as a result of a vehicle, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 10:15 p.m. Saturday to the area of West Russell Road and Frontage Road in Wadsworth for a three-vehicle crash with injuries.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found multiple people injured and three vehicles with major damage, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.
A preliminary investigation shows a 2020 Porsche Macan, driven by a 58-year-old Addison man, was traveling westbound on Russell Road approaching the stop sign at Frontage Road.
A 2016 Chevrolet Volt, driven by a 35-year-old Niles man, was ahead of the Porsche.
Covelli said the Chevrolet was behind a 2020 Mercedes-Benz, driven by a 37-year-old Rolling Meadows woman.
The Chevrolet and Mercedes-Benz were both stopped at the stop sign at Frontage Road.
The driver of the Porsche failed to stop and struck the rear of the Chevrolet at a high rate of speed.
The force of the crash pushed the Chevrolet into the Mercedes-Benz, Covelli said.
Mygal, who was a passenger in the Chevrolet, was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries and later pronounced dead in the emergency room.
The driver of the Chevrolet and another passenger, a 4-year-old Niles girl, were also transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Covelli said the driver of the Mercedes-Benz and a passenger, a 40-year-old Schaumburg man, were also transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Porsche was transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Porsche was believed to be under the influence and was believed to be speeding.
Criminal charges are likely to be filed after his discharge from the hospital, Covelli said.
The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.