Health & Fitness
2 Men Killed In Lake County Crash
Both male drivers, ages 79 and 29, were pronounced at the scene of the collision in Newport Township on Friday night.
LAKE COUNTY, IL — Two men are dead following a two-vehicle crash Friday evening in Lake County near the Wisconsin border, police said. The crash happened about 7:15 p.m. when a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer that was eastbound on Russell Road near Delany Road in Newport Township crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 2006 Chevrolet Express.
The driver of the Express, a 79-year-old Zion man, and the driver of the Trailblazer, a 29-year-old Winthrop Harbor man, were both pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The drivers were the only people inside the vehicles. It's unclear why the Trailblazer crossed the centerline.
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The Lake County Coroner's Office is expected to conduct both autopsies on Tuesday. The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.
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