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Coroner identifies 21-year-old man who died after head-on crash caused by wrong-way driver in Fox Lake

The coroner has identified a 21-year-old man from Wauconda who died after a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into his vehicle on Route 12 in Fox Lake Thursday evening. An autopsy performed Friday showed Anthony Herrera, 21, of Wauconda, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]

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21-year-old man dies after wrong-way driver crashes head-on into his vehicle on Route 12 in Fox Lake

A 21-year-old man died after a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into his vehicle, leaving both drivers trapped in their vehicles, on Route 12 in Fox Lake Thursday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 9:40 p.m. Thursday to Route 12 between Route 59 and Route 134 in Fox […]

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4 injured, 1 seriously, after van drives into oncoming traffic and collides with 3 vehicles on Route 12 in Lake Zurich

Police say the driver of a van was seriously injured after he drove into the opposite lanes of Route 12 in Lake Zurich and crashed into three vehicles, injuring three others. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 10:45 p.m. Monday to Route 12 and Miller Road for a […]

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Man charged with driving drunk, causing wrong-way crash that left victim critically injured on I-94 near Gurnee

A Chicago man has been charged with driving the wrong way on Interstate 94 near Gurnee while allegedly drunk and striking another car head-on, leaving the driver critically injured. The incident happened around 4 a.m. on July 19, 2021, on Interstate 94 just north of Route 120 at milepost 11 near Gurnee. The Illinois State […]

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Man charged with drunk driving, causing wrong-way crash on Route 41 in Highland Park that left 2 seriously injured

A Chicago man has been charged with driving drunk and traveling the wrong way on Route 41 in Highland Park, causing a three-vehicle crash that left multiple people injured. Nicholas M. Petersen, 34, of the 5100 block of North LaCrosse Avenue in Chicago, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing […]