A driver suffered minor injuries after he told the sheriff that he was distracted eating Taco Bell, causing him to lose control and roll his car over on Route 12 near Fox Lake.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Fox Lake Police Department and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 1:05 a.m. Sunday to the area of Route 12 and State Park Road in unincorporated Spring Grove for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Deputies arrived and found a single-vehicle rollover crash just south of State Park Road on Route 12.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said it was determined that a 1999 Toyota 4Runner was traveling northbound on Route 12.
The driver told deputies he was eating Taco Bell while driving and was distracted by eating, Covelli said.
The Toyota veered to the right side of the roadway and struck a guardrail as the driver was distracted by eating.
The Toyota rolled over onto its side after hitting the guardrail.
Covelli said the driver, a 29-year-old Spring Grove man, suffered minor injuries in the crash.
He was evaluated by paramedics but declined transport to the hospital.
The driver was the sole occupant of the Toyota and no other vehicles were involved.
Deputies did not cite the driver because he was the only person involved in the incident, Covelli said.