The coroner has identified a 67-year-old man who died of a medical emergency after police say his vehicle drove into oncoming traffic before traveling off Route 45 in Lindenhurst. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 2:15 p.m. Saturday to Route 45 near Briargate Boulevard for a vehicle crash with […]
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67-year-old man dies after driving erratically, into oncoming traffic on Route 45 before crashing in Lindenhurst
Police say a 67-year-old man died after witnesses reported he was driving erratically and into oncoming traffic on Route 45 in Lindenhurst before crashing Saturday afternoon. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 2:15 p.m. Saturday to Route 45 near Briargate Boulevard for a vehicle crash with injuries. Officers arrived […]
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Family says father who died in ‘tragic’ crash was rear-ended by another vehicle in Libertyville
The family of a 61-year-old father says he was running errands for his family when a car rear-ended his vehicle, leaving him dead Sunday in Libertyville. An autopsy performed on Ezequiel Martinez, 61, of Mundelein, showed he died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Libertyville Police […]
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Coroner identifies Mundelein man who died after being trapped in vehicle crash in Libertyville
Authorities have identified a 61-year-old man who died after he had to be extricated by firefighters from his heavily damaged car following a crash in Libertyville Sunday evening. An autopsy performed on Ezequiel Martinez, 61, of Mundelein, showed he died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The […]
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Man dies after being extricated from car following two-vehicle crash in Libertyville
Police say a driver died after he had to be extricated by firefighters from his heavily damaged car following a two-vehicle crash in Libertyville Sunday evening. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 11:35 p.m. Sunday to Route 45 and Peterson Road in Libertyville for a vehicle crash with injuries. Officers arrived […]
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Route 45 reopens after dump truck rolls over, spills load of gravel onto roadway near Antioch
A dump truck rolled over and spilled its load of gravel onto the roadway, which struck two other cars, leaving the driver of the truck with minor injuries Tuesday morning near Antioch. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday to Route 45 and Route 173 in unincorporated Antioch […]
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‘[He] was the life of the party’: Mundelein man killed in crash that left 8 others hospitalized near Gurnee identified
A 62-year-old Mundelein man has been identified after he died in a crash near Gurnee that left two young children and six others seriously injured Sunday evening. An autopsy showed that Joaquin Calderon, 62, of Mundelein, died as a result of blunt force injuries as a result of a vehicle crash, according to Lake County […]
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2 children among 5 ejected, seriously injured in crash that left 8 hospitalized and 1 dead near Gurnee
Two young children were among five victims ejected and seriously injured during a t-bone crash near Gurnee that left a total of eight hospitalized and one dead Sunday evening. The Gurnee Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:40 p.m. Sunday to Route 45 and Rollins Road in unincorporated Gurnee for a vehicle […]
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2 hospitalized after car runs red light, crashes into 2nd car, semi-truck in Mundelein
Two people were transported to the hospital after a car ran a red light and caused a three-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck in Mundelein, police said. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 3 p.m. Monday to Route 45 and Route 83 in Mundelein. Mundelein Police Department Sgt. Christopher Brigano told Lake […]