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Fatal hit-and-run in St. Charles leaves 27-year-old dead, driver charged

By Lauren Westphal
Published  April 2, 2026 3:04pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A 27-year-old Elgin man died after a hit-and-run crash involving an SUV and motorcycle in St. Charles, Illinois, around 10:52 p.m. Wednesday.
    • The SUV driver allegedly fled the scene but was later located and arrested; the victim was taken to a hospital where he died.
    • The driver, Morgan Mroz, 29, faces multiple felony charges including aggravated DUI causing death and reckless homicide, with a court date pending.

ST. CHARLES, Ill. - A 27-year-old man has died after a hit-and-run in St. Charles, Ill. on Wednesday, according to police.

The backstory:

Around 10:52 p.m., officials responded to the intersection of Country Club Road and North 5th Avenue. According to reports, an SUV and a motorcycle were involved in a crash with injuries. A witness said that the driver of the SUV had fled the scene.

When they arrived, officials found the motorcycle driver, a 27-year-old man from Elgin, injured. He was transported to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police found the SUV and its driver near the scene. After an investigation, the driver, Morgan Mroz, 29, of West Chicago, was arrested.

Mroz was charged with one felony count of failure to report a crash, two felony counts of aggravated DUI causing death, a felony count of reckless homicide, a felony count of possession of a controlled substance, and four additional traffic citations.

What's next:

Her next scheduled court appearance has not yet been scheduled.

What you can do:

The St. Charles Police Department is asking anyone with information about this incident to contact them at 630-377-4435.

The Source: Details for this story were provided by the St. Charles Police Department.

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