Grayslake Dad-To-Be Dies On Father's Day After Being Hit By Car

GRAYSLAKE, IL — A 34-year-old Grayslake man, who was expecting his first child in November, has died after being hit by a car on Route 120 over the Father's Day weekend. The incident happened at about 11:45 p.m. on Saturday at Route 120 west of Fisher Road in Wauconda Township.

Matthew Evers, of the 1200 block of Karyn Lane in Grayslake, died at 6:30 p.m. on Father's Day, which was Sunday, at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, according to a report from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Evers' wife Ivy is pregnant with their first child, a son, who they planned to name Parker. A GoFundMe has been set up to "secure a future" for Parker and has brought in nearly $43,000 in one day.

Authorities say minutes before Evers was hit by a car, he got out of a vehicle on Route 120 and began walking along the shoulder. At about 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, he walked into the westbound lanes of the roadway and was hit be a Chevrolet Impala, police said.

Evers was taken initially by ambulance to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and then transported to Lutheran General Hospital in critical condition, where he died a day later.

Lake County Sheriff's Office investigators are working to determine if Evers was impaired when he walked into the road. The cause of the incident remains under investigation.

This is a developing story. Check back to Patch with more updates.

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