Algonquin Man Dies in Two-Vehicle Barrington Hills Crash

Updated Thursday at noon

The Northwest Herald reports that a 55-year-old Algonquin man has died of his injuries after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash at Haeger’s Bend and Lake Cook roads in Barrington Hills on Wednesday night.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Joseph Kwak, of the 2000 block of Carlisle Street, Algonquin, had been visiting his wife at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. He was on his way home to get her toothbrush and pillow when he ran a red light and was struck by a sport utility vehicle shortly after 8 p.m.

Any motorist who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Barrington Hills Police Department Investigations Division at 1-847-551-3006.

To read more, visit the Chicago Tribune.