Crime & Safety
Boy, 4, Killed In Lake County Collision
The two-vehicle crash happened Wednesday morning in the area of Sunset Avenue and Kellogg Avenue in Waukegan.
LAKE COUNTY, IL — A 4-year-old Zion boy was killed Wednesday morning in a collision in Waukegan, authorities said.
The two-vehicle crash happened at about 8:10 a.m. in the area of Sunset Avenue and Kellogg Avenue in Waukegan when a vehicle crossed the centerline and hit another vehicle, according to a news release from the Lake County Coroner's Office.
Several people were injured in the collision, including a 4-year-old boy who was critically injured. He was in a booster seat at the time of the crash and was taken to the emergency room at Vista Medical Center East where he was pronounced dead, according to the news release.
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The boy has been identified as Kaleb Hardge of Zion. Preliminary results from the autopsy show Hardge show the boy died from blunt force injuries suffered as a result of a crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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