Elderly Man Dies In Round Lake Beach Crash

From the Lake & McHenry County Scanner:

By Sam Borcia | November 16, 2020 2:54 pm

<img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-15291" src="https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/125856998_412321419772554_8929074020511876135_n.jpg" alt="" width="725" height="523" srcset="https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/125856998_412321419772554_8929074020511876135_n.jpg 650w, https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/125856998_412321419772554_8929074020511876135_n-300x216.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px" />One person was killed and a second person was injured after a car crashed into two other vehicles on Cedar Lake Road near Highland Terrace in Round Lake Beach on Monday. | Photo: Hazel Evans.

A 69-year-old man was killed after he drove his car into the opposite lanes of traffic, striking two cars, one of them head-on, in Round Lake Beach Monday morning.

The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 5:58 a.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Cedar Lake Road for a vehicle crash with injuries.

Round Lake Beach Deputy Police Chief Wayne Wilde said that officers located a three-vehicle crash involving a 2006 Honda Odyssey, 2020 Kia Sportage, and 2008 Ford F-150.

A preliminary investigation determined that the Kia, driven by a 69-year-old man, was traveling southbound on Cedar Lake Road near Highland Terrace.

The Kia drifted into the northbound lanes, struck the Honda, and then crashed head-on into the Ford truck.

The 69-year-old man driving the Kia was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the man is being withheld pending notification to family members.

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One of the occupants in the Honda was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with minor injuries.

The Round Lake Beach Police Department continues to investigate the crash with the assistance of the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) and the Lake County Coroner’s Office.

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