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Lindenhurst man, 18, drowns after SUV rolls into lake

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Nicholas Bonilla drowned after he drove his car into Lake Miltmore in Lake Villa Township.

Tire tracks lead east off Engle Drive to Lake Miltmore near Lake Villa. Police are investigating how an SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

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Police are investigating how an SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. Four Lake County sheriff's deputies could not rescue the driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst, who was trapped in the vehicle and drowned.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

An SUV left the road early Friday at this intersection and ended up in Lake Miltmore in Lake Villa Township. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up 50 feet into Lake Miltmore, from which the vehicle was pulled overnight. The driver drowned, but a passenger survived.

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A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.

Courtesy OF Lake County Sheriff's Office

A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.

Courtesy OF Lake County Sheriff's Office

A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.

Courtesy OF Lake County Sheriff's Office

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An 18-year-old Lindenhurst man drowned and another man was hospitalized after being pulled from an SUV that went into Lake Miltmore in Lake County early Friday morning. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, was trapped inside the vehicle and drowned, according to authorities.
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    • Nicholas Bonilla drowned after he drove his car into Lake Miltmore in Lake Villa Township.
    • Tire tracks lead east off Engle Drive to Lake Miltmore near Lake Villa. Police are investigating how an SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.
    • Police are investigating how an SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. Four Lake County sheriff’s deputies could not rescue the driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst, who was trapped in the vehicle and drowned.
    • An SUV left the road early Friday at this intersection and ended up in Lake Miltmore in Lake Villa Township. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.
    • A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up 50 feet into Lake Miltmore, from which the vehicle was pulled overnight. The driver drowned, but a passenger survived.
    • A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.
    • A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.
    • A Pontiac Aztek SUV left the road early Friday and ended up in Lake Miltmore. The driver, Nicholas Bonilla, 18, of Lindenhurst was trapped in the vehicle and drowned, officials said.
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