21-year-old killed in crash in northwest Chicago suburb
CHICAGO (CBS) — Police in Arlington Heights are investigating a deadly crash overnight on Rand Road.
Police said, around 10 p.m., officers responded to a crash on Rand Road northwest of Euclid Avenue, near the border with Prospect Heights.
An investigation determined a purple 2016 Dodge Challenger was headed northwest on Rand Road, when the driver pulled into the oncoming left turn lane and hit a white 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe head-on.
The driver of the Dodge Challenger, 21-year-old Samuel Horcher, of Des Plaines, was killed in the crash, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. The driver of the Hyundai Santa Fe, an 18-year-old from Arlington Heights, was seriously injured and taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital for treatment.
Rand Road was closed for about 6 hours between Euclid Avenue and Schoenbeck Road after the crash, but has since reopened.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation Tuesday afternoon, including whether speeding, drugs, or alcohol were a factor.
