Man crashes into tree, dies

From the Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008 edition of the Northwest Herald:

Man crashes into tree, dies
By DIANA SROKA - dsroka@nwherald.com

WONDER LAKE – A Wisconsin man was killed late Friday when the car he was driving traveled through a ditch, struck a tree and flipped upside down, officials said.

Around 10:10 p.m., emergency officials were called to the 7500 block of Barnard Mill Road in unincorporated Wonder Lake, just east of Howe Road. Upon arrival, they discovered Richard A. Simon, of Genoa City, Wis., was trapped inside his upside down 2007 Buick Lucerne.

It took about 30 minutes for emergency crews to get Simon out of the car, according to the Wonder Lake Fire Protection District. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators spent several hours investigating the accident, said Wonder Lake Fire Lt. Chris Weber.

As of Saturday morning, the cause of the crash was not determined but it appeared Simon wasn't wearing a seat belt, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Department.

Emergency officials from Wonder Lake, Woodstock, Richmond, McHenry Township Fire and the McHenry County Sheriff's Department responded to the scene.