Authorities have identified a 25-year-old Mount Prospect man as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday at the DeKalb and Kane county line near Maple Park.
Ethan H. Waratuke, 25, was pronounced dead at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, according to a Tuesday news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
Waratuke drove a 2019 Mazda 6 at the time of the crash on Illinois Route 64 and East County Line Road.
Police said the Mazda was stopped at a stop sign on East County Line facing south about 9:08 a.m. Monday. Then, “for an unknown reason,” the Mazda entered the intersection and didn’t yield to another vehicle coming west on Illinois Route 64, according to a news release.
The Mazda collided with a 2013 Chevy Traverse. Both vehicles spun on the roadway. The Mazda ended up in a nearby ditch, authorities said.
The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office and DeKalb County Coroner’s Office.
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