UPDATED: Huntley Teen Killed in One-Vehicle Rollover Crash

A 19-year-old Huntley woman died Wednesday night in a one-vehicle crash in rural McHenry County.

The accident occurred at 8:06 p.m. in the 17500 block of Marengo Road in the town of Coral. A 1995 Jeep Cherokee traveling west on Marengo Road went off the roadway into the ditch and rolled over, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office press release. 

Jennifer M. Kearns, a passenger in the Jeep, was ejected from the vehicle. Kearns, 19, of Huntley, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the news release.

Updated 3:30 p.m.: An autopsy performed Thursday morning revealed the cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head, chest and abdomen, said Curt Bradshaw, deputy investigator with the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.

The autopsy report is preliminary pending toxicology reports, which is standard procedure, he said. A final ruling on the manner of death will be determined at a hearing once all reports are finalized; however, the hearing is a formality and the death is accidental, Bradshaw said.

Three others were injured in the accident including the driver, Zachary C. Richardson, 22, of Union. Richardson was ejected from the vehicle and transported to Woodstock Memorial Hospital. He is listed in stable condition.

Another passenger, John W. Sheehan, 23, of Huntley, was transported to Sherman Hospital in Elgin. He was treated for his injuries and released.

Passenger Steven D. Manninen, 21, of Union, refused medical treatment. 

No one in the Jeep was wearing seat belts, and airbags did not deploy.

The crash is under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Crash Investigations Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.