Crime & Safety
Alcohol Believed To Be Factor In Crash That Killed 1, Injured 1: Cops
A 25-year-old man is dead and a 27-year-old man is in critical condition following the one-vehicle crash Sunday night near Antioch.
LAKE COUNTY, IL — Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a Sunday night collision near Antioch that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Antioch man, authorities said.
The crash happened at about 10:45 p.m. when a 2022 Ford F-350 was headed west on North Avenue at Deep Lake Road in unincorporated Antioch at a high rate of speed and then went off the roadway, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
When deputies arrived at the scene, the Antioch man was found dead on the ground near the crash scene, police said.
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Authorities believe the vehicle hit several traffic signs, rolled over several times and then hit a tree. The driver got out of the vehicle and collapsed, police said.
A passenger in the vehicle, a 27-year-old Antioch man, was critically injured in the crash. He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
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Alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash, police said.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene, and an autopsy is being scheduled. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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