Man, 20, charged with street racing in July double fatal
A 20-year-old has been charged with street racing and leaving the scene of a fatal crash more than a month after two McHenry County teens died in a single-vehicle wreck.
A McHenry Count Sheriff’s office Accident Investigation Unit obtained evidence linking Dan L. Huber to the crash during an in-depth monthlong investigation, the sheriff’s office announced Wednesday.
Huber, a 20-year-old Woodstock resident, is accused of meeting with two 16-year-old Woodstock boys shortly before the crash, which occurred during the early morning hours on July 1, according to the sheriff’s office.
Alec. J. Kaiser and Jacob S. Norys drove to Davis Road in a 2010 Hyundai Elantra, where they started their street race with Huber, according to police.
At about 2 a.m., the driver of the Hyundai lost control of the vehicle and the car rolled, police said. The vehicle then struck a brick pillar and a tree on the 14200 block of Davis Road, killing both teens.
Police said both Kaiser and Norys were wearing seat belts, and the air bags deployed. Both teens were pronounced dead at the scene.
On Wednesday, police said the crash occurred during the race, but there was no evidence that the two vehicles collided.
After the crash, Huber left the scene without calling 911 or coming to the victims’ aid, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities arrested Huber without incident Wednesday on charges of failure to report a fatal traffic crash and aggravated street racing.
He is being held at the McHenry County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail and is due in court Thursday morning at 8 a.m.
The most serious charge of failing to report the fatal crash caries a sentence of between 4 and 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.