Elgin man charged with leaving scene of fiery Bartlett crash

An Elgin man is charged with fleeing the scene of a fiery two-vehicle collision that injured two people early Monday in Bartlett.

Daniel Guzman, 38, faces felony counts of leaving the scene of a crash involving death or injury, and a misdemeanor reckless driving count, police said.

He also was cited for failure to reduce speed and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Officers responded about 3:45 a.m. to a vehicle crash near the intersection of West Bartlett Road and Illinois Route 25, Bartlett police said.

According to their investigation, Guzman, in a 2020 Ford F-150 pickup, was driving south at a high speed on Route 25 when his vehicle rear-ended a 2008 Dodge Nitro.

The impact caused the Ford F-150 to ignite, and it was engulfed in flames by the time officers arrived.

Witnesses helped rescue the driver and passenger of the Dodge Nitro; Guzman ran from the scene, authorities said. Bartlett police said he was later arrested with assistance from the South Elgin Police Department and Kane County sheriff’s office.

The driver and passenger of the Dodge Nitro were injured and taken to hospitals. West Bartlett Road and Route 25 were closed for about 90 minutes during the initial crash investigation.

Guzman was taken to the Kane County jail, where he is awaiting a pretrial detention hearing.