One dead in Waukegan crash

One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning, officials said.

Police responded around 2:30 a.m. to crash near North Sheridan Road and West Glen Flora Avenue and found a 1999 GMC SUV engulfed in fire. A witness told police there was someone inside but, due to the extent of the fire, officers couldn't get the person out, according to a news release from the Waukegan Police Department.

The Waukegan Fire Department arrived and put out the fire, where they discovered the driver - a 28-year-old Waukegan man and the vehicle's registered owner - dead inside, the release said. An autopsy was performed Tuesday.

The crash is under investigation.