A 31-year-old woman from Zion died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Route 41 at Washington Street early Saturday.
According to Gurnee Police Sgt. Jeremy Gaughan, the woman was driving northbound on Route 41 past Washington when her vehicle crossed a ditch and entered the southbound lanes, striking another vehicle.
Gurnee Fire Department Battalion Chief James Pellitteri said first responders arrived at the scene of the crash at 1:31 a.m. and found the woman dead in her vehicle, and she had to extricated.
A 44-year-old man from South Holland who suffered multiple fractures to his lower extremities also had to be extricated from the second vehicle, which took nearly 30 minutes, Pellitteri said.
According to Pellitteri, the injured man was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
The cause of the accident was being investigated Sunday by the Gurnee Police Department.
Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd said Sunday afternoon that the identity of the woman was not being released pending notification of family. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Yadira Sanchez Olson is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.
