A Lindenhurst man has been charged with reckless homicide for allegedly causing a head-on crash that left a 28-year-old Round Lake Beach woman dead and seriously injured others in Hawthorn Woods.
The Hawthorn Woods Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:37 p.m. on August 9, 2025, 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.
An investigation showed that a 2014 Honda CR-V, driven by Eric Fiador, 37, of Lindenhurst, was traveling southbound on Fairfield Road.
Fiador’s 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.
Fiador was transported to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington with life-threatening injuries and was 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 a 29-year-old female passenger from the Honda Accord was transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with life-threatening injuries and is in critical condition.
AnnMarie Macias-Lauritzen, 28, of Round Lake Beach, who was a passenger in 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.
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 the day of the crash.
Court documents said Fiador was acting in a reckless manner when he operated his vehicle while traveling at speeds in excess of the speed and left his lane of travel, causing the head-on crash.
Fiador survived the incident and was later released from the hospital.
Court records show the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges in February against Fiador for one count of reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony.
A Lake County judge signed an arrest warrant for Fiador and he was processed on the warrant at the Lake County Jail in mid-April.
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office did not file a petition to detain Fiador pending trial and he was released following a First Appearance Court hearing.
He was set to be arraigned on the charges last month but the hearing is delayed until July 22.