Arlington Heights crash kills 1, seriously injures 1

A two-vehicle crash late Monday in Arlington Heights left a Des Plaines man dead and a second person seriously injured.

The crash happened about 10 p.m. on Rand Road, northwest of Euclid Avenue.

A purple 2016 Dodge Challenger headed northwest on Rand Road crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a white 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe in the left-turn lane, police said.

Samuel A. Horcher, 21, of Des Plaines, was driving the Challenger and died of his injuries, police said.

The 18-year-old man driving the Santa Fe was seriously injured and had to be freed from the SUV by firefighters. He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Rand Road was closed for about six hours between Euclid Avenue and Schoenbeck Road.

The crash remained under investigation Tuesday by Arlington Heights police and the Major Case Assistance Team’s accident investigation unit.