2 Killed In Fiery Crash In McHenry County Identified: Coroner

By Sam Borcia, Lake & McHenry County Scanner

RINGWOOD, IL — An 18-year-old McHenry man and a 21-year-old man from Des Plaines have been identified as the two people who died after they were unable to exit their vehicle when it struck a tree and became engulfed in flames in Ringwood, the McHenry County Coroner's Office announced on Thursday.

Gabriel Van Fleet of McHenry and Ty Sheedlo of Des Plaines were identified as the pair that died in the accident that took place at 5 a.m. on Sept. 3 on Route 31 and Ringwood Road in Ringwood, which is north of McHenry, the coroner said in a news release.

Sheriff’s officials said they received a call for a single-vehicle traffic crash south of the intersection. A preliminary investigation shows a 2008 Saturn Vue was traveling southbound on Route 31 south of Ringwood Road.

The Saturn crossed the center line for unknown reasons and traveled into the northbound lane. The vehicle left the roadway to the east where it struck a tree, the sheriff’s office said. The vehicle then became fully engulfed in flames.

Van Fleet and Sheedlo were unable to exit the car and were pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. Sheriff’s officials said it is unknown yet if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.

The incident remains under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crash Investigation Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.

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