Lake Villa Woman Killed, 2 Hurt In Gurnee Crash

GURNEE, IL — Gurnee police are investigating after one person killed Thursday in a crash on Washington Street, east of Cemetery Road. According to a news release from the Gurnee Police Department, officers were called at 4:50 p.m. for a crash with injuries in the area of Washington Street and Cemetery Road, and arrived to find a 2002 GMC Envoy and a 2013 Toyota Sienna both with heavy damage.

According to early investigation, the GMC was being driven eastbound on Washington Street, east of Cemetery Road, by a 71-year-old man while a 69-year-old woman from Lake Villa was a passenger in the SUV, the news release said. The GMC crossed the center lane and hit a Toyota being driven westbound on Washington Street by a 37-year-old Grayslake woman head-on, according to police.

The driver of the GMC was taken by Gurnee Fire Department crews to a nearby hospital for his injuries, and the woman passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver and only person inside the Toyota was also taken to a nearby hospital for injuries from the crash, according to the news release.

Investigators with the Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) were also called to the scene and helped with the crash investigation, police said. An autopsy is scheduled with the Lake County Coroner’s office.

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