A 58-year-old Elgin man fleeing the scene of a crash Thursday afternoon hit a tree and died of his injuries, according to a news release from the Kane County sheriff’s office.
Martin Contreras was speeding west away from a hit-and-run at Route 31 and Boncosky Road in Sleepy Hollow when the Cadillac Escalade he was driving hit a tree and large berm at Sleepy Hollow and Boncosky roads in unincorporated Dundee Township, according to the release.
Contreras, the car’s sole occupant, was transported to an Elgin-area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating.
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