2 Men Killed In Lake County Crash

Lake Forest IL

16 November, 2020

11:31 AM

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LAKE COUNTY, IL — Two men are dead following a two-vehicle crash Friday evening in Lake County near the Wisconsin border, police said. The crash happened about 7:15 p.m. when a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer that was eastbound on Russell Road near Delany Road in Newport Township crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 2006 Chevrolet Express. The driver of the Express, a 79-year-old Zion man, and the driver of the Trailblazer, a 29-year-old Winthrop Harbor man, were both pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The drivers were the only people inside the vehicles. It's unclear why the Trailblazer crossed the centerline. Sign up for your local Patch newsletter and breaking news updates for the latest news in your town. The Lake County Coroner's Office is expected to conduct both autopsies on Tuesday. The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.