Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs Port Barrington Man Killed in Fox River Boat Crash
Joseph Serritella, 67, was thrown from his boat after crashing into a concrete pier and post Friday afternoon.
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TROUT VALLEY, IL - The Lake County Coroner’s Office has identified the 67-year-old Port Barrington man killed in a boat crash last week as Joseph Serritella, the Northwest Herald reports.
An autopsy was conducted on Friday but a cause of death is still pending as the coroner’s office waits on toxicology results, Lake County Deputy Chief Coroner Orlando Portillo told the newspaper.
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Serritella was thrown from his boat after crashing it bow first into a concrete pier and concrete post shortly after 3 p.m. Friday on the Fox River near the 200 block of River Road in Trout Valley.
Serritella, who was the sole occupant of the boat, was rescued from the water by two people who were administering CPR when deputies and fire personnel arrived.
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The Cary Fire Protection District transported Serritella to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital where he was pronounced dead. There were no signs of foul play and impairment due to drugs or alcohol does not appear to have been a factor.
An investigation is being conducted by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
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