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One dead, one injured in Barrington Hills crash

One person was killed and another injured in a two-car crash in Barrington Hills Friday morning.

At about 8:17 a.m., Barrington Hills police said they got complaints of an “erratic driver in a green Ford Escort headed west on Route 62 from Palatine Road.

As officers caught up with the Escort, they saw the car cross the center line just west of Bateman Road and hit a black 2003 Acura SUV head on.

Police said the woman driving the Ford Escort was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:53 a.m. Police would not identify her Friday, pending notification of her family.

The driver of the Acura was taken to St. Alexius Hospital in Hoffman Estates with nonlife threatening injuries, police said.

Barrington Hills police and the Major Crash Assistance Team are investigating the crash.

They said the Cook County Medical Examiner is expected to perform an autopsy of the deceased woman on Saturday.