78-year-old woman dies after Friday morning crash in Fox Lake

Fox Lake police are investigating a fatal crash Friday morning at Grand Avenue and Rollins Road.

Police responding to a two-vehicle crash in the intersection about 7:15 a.m. had to force their way into a Chrysler minivan and found the 78-year-old female driver unconscious and not breathing.

First responders used lifesaving measures but the woman, a Fox Lake resident, was taken to Northwestern McHenry Hospital and later pronounced dead. The woman was not identified and her cause of death is undetermined pending an autopsy by the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.

Police said preliminary information showed a Lexus SUV stopped at a red light on Rollins Road at Grand Avenue was struck from behind by a westbound minivan.

The driver and passenger of the Lexus SUV, both juveniles from Round Lake, were evaluated on scene by Fox Lake Fire Protection District personnel and reported no injuries, according to police.

The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team helped with the investigation.