Schaumburg man killed when car crashes into pole, tree in Palatine

A Schaumburg man was killed early Wednesday after his car crashed near an intersection in the northwest suburbs, police said.Fatal Palatine crashPalatine police and fire personnel responded shortly before 4 a.m. to a crash near East Dundee Road and North Denise Drive in Palatine.Officers found a black Nissan Altima that had struck a utility pole and a tree near the northeast corner of the intersection. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.Police are withholding the man’s name while his family notifies additional relatives.A witness told police the Nissan had been stopped in the left-turn lane on eastbound Dundee Road at North Hicks Road before traveling east into the westbound lanes. The witness did not see the crash.Police are still investigating what caused the crash.The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating the cause and manner of death.Portions of Dundee Road were closed during the investigation. All lanes reopened at about 9 a.m.