Ingleside, IL – An early morning head-on crash in Ingleside left one driver dead and another hospitalized after authorities say a stolen car crossed into oncoming traffic.
According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 5 a.m. Tuesday to Route 134 east of North Catherine Street, where a Honda sedan and a GMC work truck collided. The Honda’s driver, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators noted the man allegedly had an open bottle of whiskey in his lap.
Authorities said the GMC, driven by a 44-year-old man from Johnsburg, was headed eastbound when the Honda veered into his lane. The Johnsburg man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Deputies reported he is cooperating with the investigation.
Investigators also discovered the Honda had allegedly been stolen Monday from a gym in Fox Lake. The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene, and an autopsy for the deceased driver is being scheduled.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team is continuing to examine the circumstances surrounding the collision.
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