Beach Park, IL – Lake County authorities are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a maroon 2017 GMC Sierra pickup truck allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Beach Park.
According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred at approximately 5:50 a.m. at the intersection of Green Bay Road and Sallmon Avenue. Deputies responded to a report of a motorcycle and rider down, where they discovered 19-year-old Adrian Rogel-Villanueva of Waukegan deceased at the scene. The Kawasaki motorcycle showed damage consistent with allegedly being struck by another vehicle that left the area.
Investigators have identified the offending vehicle as a maroon 2017 GMC Sierra, believed to have sustained front-end and passenger-side damage. According to crash investigators, the vehicle may currently be garaged or at a body repair shop. Authorities allege the owner might have removed the license plates or replaced them with mismatched ones and possibly removed two decals from the top of the rear window.
Photos of the GMC from the crash have been released, and Flock safety cameras reportedly played a key role in developing leads. Anyone with information about the location of the vehicle or details about the hit-and-run is urged to contact the sheriff’s crash investigators at 847-377-4000 or Lake County CrimeStoppers at 847-662-2222.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office is scheduling an autopsy. The Lake County Sheriff’s Technical Crash Investigations Team continues its criminal investigation into the alleged hit-and-run.
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