Palatine woman identified as driver killed when car crashed into house Monday

Authorities on Tuesday identified an 85-year-old woman as the driver killed Monday afternoon when her car struck another vehicle, went off the road then hit a utility pole and the front steps of a house in Palatine.

Rina Casiello of Palatine was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash, which occurred about 2:54 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Quentin Road and Hillside Street, police said.

Following an autopsy Tuesday, the Cook County medical examiner determined the death was an accident, saying she died from multiple injuries suffered from a motor vehicle crash.

Palatine police said no other injuries were reported, and the home that was struck by Casiello's Lexus ES350 was damaged but remains inhabitable.

The crash remains under investigation by the Palatine Police Department and the Major Case Assistance Team's Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Unit.