Two dead after wrong-way crash near Gurnee
Posted January 09, 2023 12:00 am
Two men are dead following an early morning wrong-way crash Monday on Route 41 near Gurnee.
Lake County sheriff's office investigators said a 32-year-old Grayslake man was driving a Nissan Altima south in the northbound lanes of Route 41, half a mile north of Stearns School Road, when he collided with a Ford Edge driven by a 54-year-old from North Chicago about 4 a.m.
The Grayslake man was pronounced dead at the scene. The North Chicago man died at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
The identities of the drivers are being withheld pending notification of families.
The crash remains under investigation.