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19-year-old driver killed after car strikes pole, tree in Palatine

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A 19-year-old suburban man was killed in a car crash early Wednesday in northwest suburban Palatine after the car he was driving struck a utility pole and then a tree, police said, with lanes closed for hours and an investigation ongoing. The crash, at East Dundee Road and North Denise Drive, occurred just before 4 a.m.

police said. When officers arrived, they found a black Nissan Altima that had struck a utility pole and a free near the northeastern corner of the intersection. The driver of the car, a 19-year-old man from Schaumburg, was pronounced dead at the scene. A witness reported seeing the Nissan stopped in the eastbound lanes at Dundee and Hicks Road, and then driving eastbound in the westbound lanes. Police said the witness did see the crash. All westbound lanes of Dundee Road and some eastbound lanes were closed for hours Wednesday morning, leading to heavy traffic and detours. The crash remains under Palatine Police Department and the Cook County Medical Examiner s Office. No further details were provided. In a separate incident, a 19-year-old woman was killed in an overnight crash Tuesday in Rolling Meadows after the car she was driving struck a tree.

Source: Local news

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