1 Dead, 2 Injured In Schaumburg Crash
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (STMW) - A Palatine man is dead and two people are injured after a Friday night crash in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
Emergency personnel responded at 8:32 p.m. to a crash at East Woodfield and West Frontage roads, according to a Schaumburg police release.
A black BMW sports-utility vehicle driven by a 51-year old woman was traveling south on Frontage Road when it struck the driver's side of a green Chevrolet Malibu traveling east on Woodfield Road, according to the release.
The 61-year-old driver of the Chevy Malibu -- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office as Robert Manley, of the 400 block of N. Lake Shore Dr. in Palatine -- was trapped inside the car, according to the release. He was extricated and taken to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village where he was pronounced dead at 9:05 p.m.
An 18-year-old woman passenger of the Malibu and the driver of the BMW were taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights with non-life-threatening injuries.
Schaumburg Police are investigating.
An autopsy is scheduled for later Saturday, according to the medical examiner's office.
Anyone who witnessed the crash should contact the Schaumburg Police Department Traffic Crash Reconstruction team at (847) 882-3534.
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