The coroner has released the identity of a 17-year-old Barrington boy who died after he crashed his BMW at high speed into a tree, which caused the engine to detach from the vehicle, in Deer Park.
An autopsy performed Tuesday showed that Maximilian Sahinoglu, 17, of Barrington, 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 Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:45 a.m. Monday to the area of Ela Road and Long Grove Road in Deer Park for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Multiple 911 callers reported the crash and said one person, later identified as Sahinoglu, was unresponsive and not breathing at the scene.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said sheriff’s deputies arrived and located a BMW sedan with catastrophic damage.
A preliminary investigation shows the BMW, driven by Sahinoglu, was traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Ela Road.
It appeared Sahinoglu lost control while traveling at high speed and drove off the roadway where the BMW struck a tree, Covelli said.
The 17-year-old boy was pronounced deceased at the scene.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash and Sahinoglu was the sole occupant of his car, Covelli said.
Ela Road was completely shut down from Long Grove Road to Cuba Road during the investigation.
The sheriff’s office has not said whether any other factors besides speed may have contributed to the collision.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigation Team.