One dead, three hurt in Deer Park multivehicle crash

A 95-year-old Palatine man was killed and three others injured in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Deer Park.

According to a press release from the Lake County sheriff’s office, deputies were responding to a report of a stalled vehicle near the intersection of Lake-Cook and Quentin roads just before 3:15 p.m. when they received a report of the crash.

Investigators said a 2006 Honda Accord was being driven by the Palatine man west on Lake-Cook Road, just east of Quentin Road, when it stalled in the center lane.

The driver exited the vehicle and began looking under the front of the vehicle, authorities said. That’s when it was struck from behind by a 2024 Honda HR-V driven by a 30-year-old Cary man.

The Palatine man was killed in the collision and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

The Cary man, along with a 30-year-old woman from Arlington Heights, who was a passenger in his vehicle, suffered injuries not considered life-threatening. A 77-year-old Barrington woman who was a passenger in the Palatine man’s car also suffered non-life-threatening injuries, investigators said. All three were transported to the hospital for treatment. Their conditions are unknown.

According to the sheriff’s office, a school bus was also struck in the crash. The driver of the bus was the only occupant, but was uninjured.

The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.