Sheriff: Man killed in single vehicle crash near Antioch
Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Monday on Grass Lake Road and Bluff Lane in an unincorporated area near Antioch.
Lake County sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a crash around 4:45 a.m., according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. They found a 2009 Pontiac Vibe that had hit a tree on the south side of Grass Lake Road. Both the car and tree had major damage, the release said.
The male driver, who has not been identified, wasn’t wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle; he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lake County coroner’s office, the release stated.
An autopsy is being scheduled, and the crash remains under investigation.
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