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Driver critically injured in crash near Antioch

Posted February 25, 2018 12:00 am

Daily Herald report

A 51-year-old Antioch man is in critical condition after the vintage sports car he was driving crashed Saturday night near Antioch.

According to the Lake County Sheriff, deputies found a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette with extensive damage off Grass Lake Road west of Bluff Lake Road at around 8:04 p.m.

Deputies said a preliminary investigation indicated the vehicle was headed west on Grass Lake Road when it left the road near the curve and came to rest in the north ditch.

The driver, who was thrown from the vehicle, was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville in critical condition. His name has not been released.

The car, black with a red interior, was severely damaged.

The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.

An Antioch man is in critical condition after the 1962 Corvette he was driving crashed Saturday night. courtesy of Lake County Sheriff's Office

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