The coroner has identified a 19-year-old man from Waukegan who was found dead after investigators say his motorcycle was involved in a crash with another vehicle that fled the scene in Beach Park.
An autopsy performed Monday showed that Adrian Rogel-Villanueva, 19, of Waukegan, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 5:50 a.m. Sunday to the area of Green Bay Road and Sallmon Avenue in Beach Park for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 911 caller reported a motorcycle down and the rider was also down off the roadway.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located the crash with Rogel-Villanueva, who was the driver of the motorcycle, deceased.
The Kawasaki sports bike he was riding had damage consistent with being struck by another vehicle, Covelli said.
No other vehicles were at the scene and investigators are working to identify the vehicle involved and its driver.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and took possession of Rogel-Villanueva.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Technical Crash Investigations Team responded to the scene to conduct an investigation.
Green Bay Road was shut down for approximately two hours on Sunday morning.
The Technical Crash Investigations Team is conducting a criminal investigation into the hit-and-run, Covelli said.
Rogel-Villanueva’s brother, Bryan Rogel, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that his family is seeking help from the community with tips on the suspect in the case.
The family said they have not heard any updates yet from the sheriff’s office regarding the investigation.
Anyone with information on the incident can call the sheriff’s office at 847-377-4000 or submit a tip online on the sheriff’s office’s website.