Crime & Safety
ID Of Man Who Drove Off Road Near Motel Released: Medical Examiner
Police believe the 68-year-old man may have had a fatal medical emergency before driving off the road in Arlington Heights.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Peter Kim, 68, of Des Plaines, has been identified as the man who died Monday night after possibly having a fatal medical emergency behind the wheel of his van on Rand Road, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. A cause of death has not been released at this time.
Police and witnesses believe Kim was slumped over the steering wheel, having a medical emergency, prior to the van drifting off Rand Road into the parking lot at Keyes Motel, 2323 E. Rand Road. The single-vehicle traffic crash occurred at around 4:42 p.m.
Kim was taken to Northwest Community Hospital/Endeavor Emergency Department for medical intervention. Police said medical staff worked diligently to establish a viable heart rhythm. Kim was pronounced deceased by an attending physician.
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