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Kane County sheriff: Man fleeing hit-and-run in Sleepy Hollow hits tree, dies

A 58-year-old Elgin man fleeing the scene of a crash Thursday afternoon hit a tree and died of his injuries, according to a news release from the Kane County sheriff’s office.

Martin Contreras was speeding west away from a hit-and-run at Route 31 and Boncosky Road in Sleepy Hollow when the Cadillac Escalade he was driving hit a tree and large berm at Sleepy Hollow and Boncosky roads in unincorporated Dundee Township, according to the release.

Contreras, the car’s sole occupant, was transported to an Elgin-area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sheriff’s detectives are investigating.