A teenager died after being ejected in a crash that left an SUV rolled over, resulting in its engine becoming detached from the vehicle, and two others hospitalized in Barrington Hills Saturday morning.
The Barrington Hills Police Department and Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 2:23 a.m. Saturday to the area of Brinker Road and Hills and Dales Road in Barrington Hills for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Officers arrived and found a male victim ejected from the vehicle, according to Barrington Hills Police Department Public Information Officer William Walsh.
Emergency crews began lifesaving measures but the victim was pronounced dead.
A preliminary investigation showed the Mercedes SUV was traveling northbound on Brinker Road, Walsh said.
The Mercedes left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck several trees.
The car rolled over and came to rest off the roadway on its side.
Walsh said two other occupants were inside the vehicle. Firefighters had to extricate them from the wreckage.
Both were transported to area hospitals. Their conditions and ages were not released.
Walsh said speed was a contributing factor in the crash, which involved a large tree coming down upon the impact.
The crash was so severe that the Mercedes’ engine and transmission were left detached from the vehicle and were seen sitting in the roadway.
The identity of the deceased victim, who was reportedly a teenage boy, has not been released yet.
The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) was activated and responded to the scene to conduct a crash investigation that lasted several hours and shut down the roadway until late Saturday morning.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Barrington Hills Police Department and MCAT.