Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Man, 35, Killed In Rollover Crash

The collision happened in the 19700 block of Hebron Road in unincorporated Harvard Tuesday morning.

The collision happened at about 7 a.m. in the 19700 block of Hebron Road in unincorporated Harvard when a small pickup truck went off the roadways and landed on its roof in a field, according to a news release from the fire protection district.
The collision happened at about 7 a.m. in the 19700 block of Hebron Road in unincorporated Harvard when a small pickup truck went off the roadways and landed on its roof in a field, according to a news release from the fire protection district. (Harvard Fire Protection District )

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — The McHenry County Coroner's Office has identified a 35-year-old Harvard man killed in a single-vehicle collision near Harvard Tuesday morning as Omar Estrada-Escobar.

Preliminary results from an autopsy show Estrada-Escobar died from blunt force injuries, according to a news release from the McHenry County Coroner's Office.

The collision happened at about 7 a.m. in the 19700 block of Hebron Road in unincorporated Harvard when a small pickup truck went off the roadways and landed on its roof in a field, according to a news release from the fire protection district.

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Estrada-Escobar, who was driving the truck, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Alex Vucha, public information officer for the Harvard Fire Protection District, said Estrada-Escobar was found inside the vehicle.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the crash.

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