Driver killed after crashing into utility pole in Sugar Grove Township, police say
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (CBS) — A driver was killed after crashing into a utility pole Saturday morning in Sugar Grove Township, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.
Around 2:53 a.m., deputies responded to the 2S800 block of Bliss Road for the report of a single-vehicle crash. There, they found a 2007 silver Chevrolet Impala facing south in the east ditch.
The office said the Impala had significant visible damage to the driver's portion after leaving the roadway and hitting a utility pole.
A preliminary investigation indicated the Impala was northbound on Bliss Road when it left the roadway for unknown reasons.
Deputies, along with Elburn Fire and Countryside Fire Protection District, extricated the driver, identified as 48-year-old Ariel Martinez of Batavia, Illinois, from the vehicle due to the heavy driver's side damage and assisted with medical attention as the victim suffered life-threatening injuries.
The Elburn Fire Department took the victim to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, where he died a short time later.
The office confirmed that Martinez wore a seatbelt during the crash, but the airbags did not deploy within his vehicle.
Investigation into the crash remains ongoing by the Kane County Investigations Division.
