McHenry man dies in crash near Round Lake
An elderly McHenry man died Tuesday after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing his vehicle into a dump truck near Round Lake, officials said.
Richard Kutz, 86, of the 2300 block of West Fairview Lane, was driving near the intersection of Illinois Highway 60 and Fairfield Road about 1 p.m. when he crashed into the dump truck, Lake County Coroner Richard Keller said.
Kutz was alive when rescue crews arrived on the scene, but died shortly after from internal injuries at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Keller said.
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