Crime & Safety
Lemont Woman, 24, Killed In Lake County Crash
The Lake County Coroner's Office has identified the woman killed in the early Tuesday collision in Mundelein.
MUNDELEIN, IL — A 24-year-old woman killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mundelein has been identified as Hannah Lebert of Lemont.
The crash happened at about 1:05 a.m. Tuesday when a Acura sedan headed south on Route 45 at University Drive lost control, crossing over the center median wall and colliding with a semi head-on, according to a news release from a Mundelein Police Department.
Rescue crews extricated the woman, who was identified Tuesday as Lebert, from the vehicle. Lebert was taken to Condell Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
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The driver of the semi, a 44-year-old man, was taken to Condell Medical Center for treatment of injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Results from an autopsy show Lebert died from blunt force injuries as a result of a crash, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
Authorities believe speed was a factor in the crash, and the cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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