Elderly Man Killed in Car Cash Near Harvard

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is investigating a one-car accident that resulted in the death of an elderly Harvard man on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Howard E. Walker, 83, was transported at about 10:51 a.m. from the accident scene to Rockford Memorial Hospital, where he later died of his injuries, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.

Walker was driving a 2008 Kia Amanti, traveling eastbound on McGuire Road when his car left the roadway near Lindwall Road. 

The Kia then traveled for several hundred feet through a field striking two culverts and making impact head on with a utility pole before coming to rest. Walker was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, Sheriff's authorities said. 

Walker was the only occupant of the car.

Members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Harvard Fire Protection District, and the Harvard Police Department responded to the crash scene, located Hartland Township in unincorporated McHenry County.

The investigation is ongoing by the McHenry County Traffic Crash Investigation Unit.