Coroner IDs Go-Kart Driver Killed After Being Hit By Car

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL -- The McHenry County Coroner has identified a 29-year-old Elgin woman who was killed after she was hit by a car while driving a Go-kart on a road in McHenry County Saturday night as Yajayra Huerta. Huerta was headed west in the 22200 block of River Road in unincorporated Marengo Township when a westbound 2011 Toyota Camry ran into the back of her Manco Go-kart at 10:20 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office. The McHenry County Coroner's Office performed an autopsy on Huerta on Sunday, which revealed the woman died from blunt trauma to the brain, spine, chest and abdomen, according to the coroner's office.

The driver of the Toyota allegedly fled the scene following the crash. Authorities found the driver, Brett Herold, 26, a short time later and took him into custody, police said.

Herold, of Marengo, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to reduce speed. He was not injured in the crash, according to the news release.

Huerta was transported from the scene of the crash to Woodstock-Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 11:04 p.m. Saturday, according to the coroner's office news release.

The area of River Road where the accident occurred was shut down for about six hours.

The crash remains under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and McHenry County Coroner's Office. Anyone with information about this crash should contact the McHenry County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-762-STOP (7867), The McHenry County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (815) 338-2144, or
the tip line email address;TipLine@mchenrycountyil.gov.

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