Police say a 66-year-old Elgin man died after his SUV crashed into a tree in St. Charles

ST. CHARLES, sick. – Police said a 66-year-old Elgin man died after his SUV crashed into a tree in St. Charles.

The incident occurred on November 18 just after 3:30 p.m. at 100 South Kirk Road.

Police said a GMC SUV was found next to the tree with significant front-end damage. The driver, identified as Manuel Barraza, 66, of Elgin, was unresponsive.

Emergency crews removed Barraza from the vehicle and performed life-saving measures, and he was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, where he died of his injuries a short time later, authorities said.

According to police, an investigation revealed that Barraza’s vehicle was traveling northwest when it struck a tree head-on.

Witnesses told officers they saw the vehicle traveling northbound in the southbound lanes before it left the roadway, struck a sign and struck a tree.

Anyone with more information about the accident is asked to contact St. Patrick’s Police. Charles at 630-377-4435.