Coroner IDs Man, 32, Killed In Semi Vs. Semi Crash

KANE COUNTY, IL — The Kane County Coroner's Office has identified a 32-year-old Chicago man who was killed when his semi collided with another semi earlier in the week near West Dundee.

The collision happened at about 7:40 a.m. when a Freightliner semi, which was headed east on Miller Road and approaching Route 31, did not stop for a stop sign and collided with a Mack semi, which was headed south on Route 31 at the time, according to authorities.

The driver of the Freightliner semi, who has been identified as David Brown, 32, of Chicago, was ejected from the cab of his vehicle. The semi, which was hauling sand, rolled and ended up on the north shoulder of the roadway on Route 31, according to a news release.

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Preliminary results from an autopsy show he died from multiple injuries, coroner's office officials said Friday.

• 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured After 2 Semis Collide In Kane County

The Mack semi left the road and was found in a field on the east side of Route 31. The driver, who has been identified as David Ortiz, 60, of the 300 block of Chase Terrance in Streamwood, was taken by ambulance to Advocate Sherman Hospital with critical injuries.

An update on his condition was not immediately available.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.