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Lake County, IL. – Lake County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Crash Investigators are investigating a serious morning crash in Newport Township. On July 27, 2024, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of Russell Road and Frontage Road (near I-94) for a traffic crash with injuries. When deputies arrived, they located two vehicles with major damage.
Preliminary investigation shows a Chrysler 300, driven by a 21-year-old man of Zion, was traveling eastbound on Russell Road just west of Frontage Road. A Mitsubishi Outlander, driven by a 27-year-old man of Schaumburg, turned in front of the Chrysler and quickly attempted to make a U-turn. The driver of the Chrysler struck the Mitsubishi, as the Mitsubishi’s driver attempted to make the U-turn.
A passenger in the Mitsubishi, a 24-year-old woman of Schaumburg sustained major injuries in the crash. She was transported to St. Catherine’s Medical Center in Pleasant Prairie with critical, life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Mitsubishi was transported to St. Catherine’s Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Chrysler was uninjured.