Palatine man killed while working underneath car
Posted October 04, 2021 1:00 am
A 36-year-old Palatine man working on a vehicle at his home Saturday morning was killed when the vehicle slipped off a car jack and landed on top of him, authorities said.
Palatine police said responding officers pulled the man from under the car and attempted to revive him. However, the efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.
According to the Cook County medical examiner's office, Yeremi Esmayli Perez Castillo was pronounced dead just after 11 a.m. outside his home. The cause of death was listed as asphyxiation due to compression from the vehicle.
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