Man, 66, dies in crash near Mundelein

MUNDELEIN – Lake County Sheriff’s traffic crash investigators are investigating a fatal traffic crash Oct. 7 that occurred in unincorporated Mundelein.

About 4:45 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 29000 block of Gilmer Road in Fremont Township for a traffic crash with injuries, according to a news release. Sheriff’s deputies found a 2019 Ford Expedition with major damage and fully engulfed in flames.

The Ford, driven by a 66-year-old Mundelein man, was traveling south on Gilmer Road. For an unknown reason, the driver swerved to the right, then swerved to the left, which caused the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a tree. The vehicle then started on fire. A backseat passenger, a 36-year-old Grayslake man, was ejected from the vehicle.

The driver suffered major injuries and was unable to escape from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.

The deceased has been positively identified as 66-year-old Kevin Dolan of unincorporated Mundelein. On Oct. 10, an autopsy was conducted at the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Preliminary results of the autopsy are pending carbon monoxide and toxicology testing.

The passenger suffered major injuries, including burn injuries. He initially was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, but then was flown to the burn unit at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was in critical condition.

Two other passengers, a 37-year-old Chicago man and 36-year-old Chicago man, were able to escape the burning vehicle and taken to area hospitals with serious injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Crash Investigations Team.