A woman killed Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle collision has been identified by the Lake County Coroner.
Karen Flintz, 53, of Schaumburg, was killed after the Hyundai sedan she was driving veered into oncoming traffic “for an unknown reason,” according to a news release from the coroner’s office.
According to authorities, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday to Route 59 and Miller Road in Lake Barrington on a call of a traffic crash with injuries. Deputies arrived and found three vehicles with heavy damage, the release states.
Authorities explained in the release that a preliminary investigation showed the Hyundai sedan, driven by Flintz, was traveling northbound on Route 59 when the driver “veered into the southbound lanes of traffic.”
The Hyundai struck the rear of a semi-trailer driven by a 62-year-old man from Hawthorn Woods. The Hyundai then struck a Lincoln SUV that had been going southbound. The driver of the Lincoln was a 46-year-old man from Cary, the release states.
Flintz was taken from the scene to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. Following an autopsy Wednesday, the coroner’s office determined she died of blunt force injuries as a result of the collision. The other drivers sustained minor injuries, according to authorities.
The incident remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and MCAT, the county’s major crash assistance team.
The driver of the Hyundai was transported to an area hospital where she was subsequently pronounced deceased. The other drivers sustained minor injuries.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office was notified.
The deceased has been identified as 53-year-old Karen Flintz, of Schaumburg. On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, an autopsy was conducted at the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Preliminary Coroner’s investigation indicate that Ms. Flintz died from blunt force injuries suffered as a result of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and MCAT.