Three-Car Crash Results in One Death; Halts Rand Road Traffic

A victim involved in a three-vehicle crash at 2:50 p.m., March 24, at Route 12 and Honeylake Road died as result of injuries sustained in the accident, according to Commander Kevin Finlon of the Lake Zurich Police Department.

"We can't release anything else until the coroner makes notification," said Finlon.

Police arrived at the scene and determined that a white 2004 Jeep Laredo traveling southbound on Route 12 left the roadway and struck a the victim's 2010 Volkswagon GTI. The victim was outside of the vehicle at the time of the accident, Finlon said.

The Volkswagon GTI was then pushed into an unoccupied 2010 Acura SUV.  Due to the extent of the injuries sustained by the victim, the Lake County Coroner’s Office was summoned to the scene, according to Finlon of the Lake Zurich.

Three Lake Zurich police officers assisted at the scene along with vehicles from surrounding law enforcement and emergency agencies. At least four Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department vehicles also responded for patient treatment and safety, according to Finlon. 

A driver of a motor vehicle that is involved in a crash that results in death or serious injury is required to provide a blood, breath, or urine sample for analysis, according to Finlon.  The driver will be requested to provide a blood sample for analysis to determine if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in this incident.  This incident is currently under investigation.

This incident was investigated by the Lake Zurich Police Department with assistance from the Lake County – Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) comprised of personnel from Grayslake PD, Lincolnshire PD, Deerfield PD, Hawthorn Woods PD, and Lake Villa PD.  Two individuals requiring medical assistance were treated by the Lake Zurich Fire Department and transported to Good Shepherd Hospital.

Traffic on U.S. Route 12 was disrupted for more than 2½ hours. Southbound U.S. Route 12 traffic was reduced to one lane for the duration of the on-scene investigation of the incident.