Coroner IDs Victims in 3 Fatal Crashes in Elgin

ELGIN, IL - Three people were killed in three separate crashes in Elgin over a two-day span. Among those killed was a Hampshire High School student, school officials said Sunday. The junior at Hampshire High, a 17-year-old Hampshire boy, is the second Hampshire High student killed in a crash this month.

On Monday evening, the Kane County Coroner's office identified the teen as Patryck Stanley. Stanley died at Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin at 9 p.m. -- just about an hour and a half hours after Stanley was involved in a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Randall Road and South Street in Elgin.

District 300 officials on Sunday confirmed Stanley was a student at Hampshire High School. The district's crisis intervention team was on hand at both Hampshire High and Middle schools Monday to help support staff and students, according to a Sunday post on the District 300 Facebook page.

The fatality comes days after Hampshire High Student Brianna Soto, 17, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in unincorporated Hampshire Township.

• 1 Teen Killed, 5 More Injured In 2-Vehicle Crash

A preliminary investigation shows the Saturday night crash occurred when a Nissan Altima, driven by the Stanley, was traveling north on Randall Road and crossed over the center line striking a Pontiac traveling south on Randall Road. The driver of the Pontiac, a 21-year-old Geneva man, was not injured, according to a news release from the Elgin Police Department.

The Nissan then continued north in the southbound lanes of Randall Road where it struck a Dodge Grand Caravan, which was driven by a 30-year-old Elgin woman, police said. The driver of this Dodge, as well as her 67-year-old passenger, were transported to Advocate Sherman Hospital with injuries that are not being considered life-threatening.

The Nissan then left the roadway. Stanley was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the news release. A 15-year-old passenger from Carpentersville who was in the Nissan was transported to Sherman Hospital where she was released with non-life threatening injuries.

An autopsy on Stanley is scheduled for Tuesday. Toxicology samples will be collected during the autopsy and sent to a forensic lab for review.

Several streets in the area of the crash were closed for about four hours during the crash investigation.

Woman, 24, Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash Early Saturday

A second crash in recent days occurred earlier in the day on Saturday. The two-vehicle crash in Elgin claimed the life of a 24-year-old Elgin woman. The collision happened at about 1:20 a.m. on North State Street just north of Lawrence Avenue.

A preliminary investigation shows a southbound Honda driven by a 19-year-old Elgin man crossed over the centerline and struck a northbound Mercury being driven by a 42-year-old Oakwood Hills woman. The driver of the Mercury was transported to Advocate Sherman Hospital with serious injuries and a passenger of that vehicle was not injured. The driver of the Honda is in critical condition and a 24-year-old Elgin woman, a passenger of that vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Elgin woman has been identified as Stephanie Gordon, according to a news release from the Kane County Coroner's Office. An autopsy for Gordon is also scheduled for Tuesday. Toxicology samples will be collected and sent to a forensic lab for review.

1 Killed in Friday Motorcycle Crash

On Friday at about 2:47 p.m., authorities responded to a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Summit Street and Shady Oaks Drive, according to a press release from the Elgin Police Department.

• Motorcyclist Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash in Elgin
  

A preliminary investigation revealed the collision occurred when a vehicle, driven by a 52-year-old Glendale Heights man, was traveling south on Shady Oaks Drive and failed to a yield to a motorcycle that was westbound on Summit Street, according to a press release from the Elgin Police Department.

This caused the motorcycle to lose control. The 72-year-old driver, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle. He was transported to St. Alexius Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

The motorcyclist has been identified as Edward Kaneshiro, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The driver of the southbound vehicle was uninjured. Several streets in the area of the crash were closed during the investigation for approximately four hours.

The Friday collision was Elgin's first fatal traffic crash of 2017.

Patch will update with more information as it becomes available.

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