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Autopsy Finds Blunt Force Injury in Death of Mundelein Officer Paul Viduya Jr.

Toxicology testing is pending as investigators work to determine what caused the off-duty, single-vehicle motorcycle crash.

Overview

  • Officer Paul Viduya Jr. was found in the grass near Charles Miller Road and McHenry Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene after a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning at about 3:30 a.m.
  • An autopsy completed Tuesday identified blunt force injury as the medical cause of death.
  • Authorities say Viduya was off duty and his motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the single-vehicle crash.
  • The McHenry Police Department is leading the investigation and the coroner is performing toxicology tests that remain pending.
  • The Mundelein Police Department has issued a public statement mourning his loss and said funeral arrangements will be announced when available, and officials caution that blunt force injury does not by itself explain what caused the crash.