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Elgin man dies in Hoffman Estates crash

The man, 23, was driving a BMW that collided with a Lexus at Golf and Sutton roads Monday afternoon, police said.

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A man from Elgin died in a crash Monday afternoon in suburban Hoffman Estates.

The man, 23, was driving a BMW that collided with a Lexus around 2:40 p.m. at Golf and Sutton roads, Hoffman Estates police said in a statement.

He was taken to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village and pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Jose Gomez. His passenger was taken to a hospital and released.

The driver and passenger of the Lexus were also taken to hospitals and released, police said.

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