Coroner IDs Man, 30, Killed In Grayslake Crash

GRAYSLAKE, IL — A 30-year-old man who was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 83 in Grayslake has been identified as Joseph Roon of Lake Villa.

The collision happened at about 8:30 a.m. Monday on Route 83 at Center Street when a white Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Roon, appears to have rear-ended a grey Toyota, driven by a 37-year-old man, while both vehicles were headed south on Route 83, police said.

After rear-ending the Toyota, the Malibu collided with a black Lexus head-on, which had been headed north on Route 83, according to authorities.

Roon was taken to Condell Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the Lexus, a 60-year-old man, was taken to Condell with a lower-body injury, police said.

Preliminary results from an autopsy show Roon died from blunt force injuries as a result of crash, according to Lake County Coroner's Office news release.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

• Man, 30, Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash In Grayslake