Woodstock man dies in one-car crash Tuesday morning
Posted June 12, 2018 1:00 am
A Woodstock man died in a one-car crash early Tuesday morning, according to the McHenry County coroner's office.
Benjie J. Tafolla, 26, was driving west on Route 14 at around 3 a.m. Tuesday near its intersection with Lake Street when he lost control of the car and crashed into a light pole, according to the news release issued Tuesday afternoon.Tafolla was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:13 a.m.
The McHenry County coroner's office performed an autopsy on Tafolla Tuesday afternoon and determined he died from blunt trauma to the head.
They performed a toxicology test and the results are pending.
The crash is being investigated by Woodstock Police Department, MCAT and the McHenry County coroner's office.
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