Abuzar Zaidi Obituary, Death; – The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a 33-year-old man from Elgin who lost his life in a three-vehicle accident in Woodstock on Sunday.
Initial investigations indicate that a 2018 Mercedes-Benz was traveling east on Route 14 when it attempted to overtake a vehicle towing a trailer in a no-passing zone, leading to a head-on collision with a 2017 Toyota 4Runner, as reported in a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities stated that Zaidi, the driver of the Mercedes, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 6-year-old boy, a passenger in his vehicle, was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the 4Runner, a 43-year-old man from Cross Plains, Wisconsin, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two juvenile passengers in the SUV, an 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, were also taken to local hospitals before being airlifted to another facility for treatment of serious injuries, according to police reports.
Additionally, a 43-year-old woman, another passenger in the SUV from Cross Plains, Wisconsin, was hospitalized with injuries that are not deemed life-threatening, as stated in the news release. Authorities believe that the Mercedes may have been involved in a prior incident on Route 14 near Kishwaukee Valley Road before the crash occurred.
The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing.
