Driver Who May Have Intentionally Caused Fatal Crash Had Bipolar, Anxiety Disorders: Police

A 56-year-old man who was killed after police believe he may have intentionally crashed his vehicle twice in Huntley last week suffered from bipolar and anxiety disorders, police told the Northwest Herald.

The crash victim was identified Monday as David Flight, 56, according to a McHenry County Coroner’s Office press release. Preliminary findings by the coroner revealed Flight died of multiple injuries sustained when a sports utility vehicle struck a fixed object. He was pronounced dead at 5:13 a.m. on Friday following a single-vehicle crash at Route 47 and Jim Dhamer Drive. In that crash, a 2002 Honda CR-V collided with a light pole and caused the vehicle to roll. When police arrived, Flight was found dead inside the vehicle, according to police.

Police believe Flight was also involved in a crash just minutes before the one that claimed his life. That crash occurred at 4:37 a.m. in the area of Freeman Road and Factory Shops Boulevard, according to a Huntley Police Department press release. In that crash, a 2003 Saturn was heading west on Freeman Road when it struck a traffic control signal and continued off the roadway and across a pond.

When authorities arrived, they found the vehicle but could not find the driver. During the course of their investigation, they learned the 2003 Saturn and the Honda CR-V were registered to the same residence.

“Both crashes were high speed impact collisions and investigators are considering the possibility of intentional acts,” according to Huntley police.

The Northwest Herald reports a passerby who was concerned Flight was cold drove him home following the first crash. Police believe as soon as he got back home, he got into another vehicle.

Toxicology samples have been sent to a forensic laboratory and the coroner is waiting on toxicology findings and further investigation to rule on an official cause of death.