Police say a 60-year-old man street-racing his Ford Mustang at high speeds was killed after he slammed into an SUV, injuring a woman, in Beach Park Sunday afternoon.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 3:45 p.m. Sunday to Sheridan Road and Yorkhouse Road in Beach Park for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Sheriffโs deputies arrived and located two vehicles with extensive damage, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.
A preliminary investigation shows a Ford Mustang was traveling southbound on Sheridan Road.
Covelli said the Ford, driven by a 60-year-old Waukegan man, was traveling at a high rate of speed, according to witnesses.
The Ford was actively involved in a drag race with the driver of a Mazda 3 sedan, Covelli said.
The two vehicles approached Yorkhouse Road as a Honda SUV, driven by a 59-year-old Waukegan woman, was traveling northbound on Sheridan Road.
The driver of the Honda was attempting to make a left turn onto Yorkhouse Road.
She began turning left from Sheridan Road onto westbound Yorkhouse Road when her car was struck broadside by the Ford.
The driver of the Ford was critically injured and reported to be unresponsive at the scene.
Sheriffโs deputies attempted lifesaving measures and paramedics transported him to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan where he died.
The driver of the Honda sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Mazda, which was not involved in the crash, was identified as a 26-year-old Zion man.
The Mazda is being considered part of the crash because the racing likely contributed to the crash, Covelli said.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the identity of the 60-year-old man.
The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriffโs Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.