'Unconscious' Driver Dies In Hydrant Crash | Sledgehammer Homicide Investigation | Fire Displaces 23 Families

Police: Driver appeared unconscious before fatal Elk Grove crash

A Schaumburg man appeared unconscious before his vehicle veered into the opposite lanes then struck a fire hydrant in Elk Grove Village, resulting in his death, police said Wednesday.The single-vehicle crash occurred at 11:52 a.m. Tuesday on Biesterfield Road just east of Meacham Road, authorities said.The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the sole occupant of the vehicle as 51-year-old Paul Klein. Results of an autopsy to determi…

'Unconscious' Driver Dies In Hydrant Crash | Sledgehammer Homicide Investigation | Fire Displaces 23 Families

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Schaumburg Driver Passed Out and Hit Fire Hydrant on Biesterfield Rd in Elk Grove Village: Pronounced Dead at Hospital

A Schaumburg man, Paul Klein, age 51, was pronounced dead after a single-vehicle crash in which he likely lost consciousness before the crash. Police, firefighters and paramedics from Elk Grove Village responded about 11:52 a.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2025 to a report of a crash into a fire plug on Bi