Ingleside Man Dead in Lake Villa Area Crash

(Lake Villa, IL)  One person is dead after a crash in the Lake Villa area. Lake County Sheriff’s officials say the incident took place on Friday night just before 10 o’clock when a GMC being driven by a 74-year-old Lake Villa man, crossed from the northbound lanes of Route 59 into the southbound lanes of traffic…striking a Kia being driven by a 73-year-old Ingleside man. Both of the men were hospitalized, with the Kia driver being pronounced deceased a short time later. The driver of the GMC was in critical condition. Authorities believe impairment appears to have been a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.

Tim Vander Tuuk, WXLC News (2-6-23)