Witnesses: Fatal Crash Involved Street Racing of Chevy Corvette with a Nissan GT-R, Algonquin Rd West of Roselle, Palatine

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:34 AM Monday to a report of a high-speed rollover crash with injuries at 10001 Algonquin Road Palatine, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a white vehicle hit a building and ended upside down.

Police and firefighter/paramedics were faced with a rollover high-speed crash with ejection.
There was one patient in traumatic cardiac arrest, who was later discovered to be the driver. Firefighters checked for any additional passengers.

On arrival police reported that gasoline was leaking from the vehicle, and that the patient was outside the vehicle.

Palatine Engine 84's crew on arrival reported a car in a ditch westbound Algonquin Road west of Roselle Road.

There was one confirmed patient requiring transport by 3:10 p.m. Firefighter/paramedics continued checking for additional patients.

Squad 85's crew was making forcible entry into a severely damage vehicle to check for any additional victim's. Other firefighters were checking the area of the crash scene in the neighborhood for any possible ejected victims.

An additional engine crew was requested for a support crew at 3:19 p.m. -- Rolling Meadows Engine 16 was assigned.

Firefighter/paramedics confirm the crash was limited to one patient by 3:34 p.m.

Two witnesses, who saw the crash, reported a Nissan GT-R, possibly blue in color, was street racing with a white older model Chevy Corvette westbound on Algonquin Road from Roselle Road. The Corvette was ahead of the GT-R, but the GT-R driver had possibly slowed for a vehicle that was approaching an exit. The witness estimated the speed of the vehicles at about 120 MPH.

The driver of the described white Chevy Corvette lost control and hit the right shoulder curb, went airborne and cartwheeled into a retaining wall near townhouse neighborhood on the north side of Algonquin Road near Kembly Avenue.

The driver of the Nissan GT-R fled the scene -- continuing westbound on Algonquin Road, according to at least three witnesses.

FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

ENGINE(S): E84 E16

TRUCK(S): TL85

SQUAD(S): SQD85

CHIEF(S): BC8

EMS: A84 A16

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