The coroner has identified a 28-year-old woman from Round Lake Beach who died in a head-on crash that left two others in critical condition and a fourth person seriously injured in Hawthorn Woods.
An autopsy performed Monday showed that AnnMarie Macias-Lauritzen, 28, of Round Lake Beach, died as a result of blunt force injuries to her head and neck as a result of a crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek.
The Hawthorn Woods Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:37 p.m. Saturday to Fairfield Road and Holmes Avenue in Hawthorn Woods.
Officers arrived and found a serious injury head-on crash involving two vehicles 500 feet southeast of the intersection, according to Hawthorn Woods Deputy Police Chief Sarah Canada.
The incident was upgraded to a box alarm through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) for numerous fire departments and ambulances to respond to the scene due to the number of people injured.
A preliminary investigation showed that a 2014 Honda CR-V was traveling southbound on Fairfield Road.
The Honda crossed the double yellow line and struck a 2007 Honda Accord, which was traveling northbound on Fairfield Road, Canada said.
The two cars collided and the crash resulted in severe damage to the vehicles’ front ends.
The 36-year-old male driver of the Honda CR-V was transported to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington with life-threatening injuries and is currently in critical condition.
The 27-year-old male driver of the Honda Accord was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center with serious injuries.
Canada said the 29-year-old female passenger of the Honda Accord was transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition.
Macias-Lauritzen, who was a passenger of the Honda Accord, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and took possession of Macias-Lauritzen for an autopsy.
Canada said it is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash and toxicology results are pending.
The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) was called to the scene to conduct a crash investigation and reconstruction.
Fairfield Road was completely shut down for approximately four hours on Saturday.
The crash remains under investigation by the Hawthorn Woods Police Department and MCAT.