Man, 29, Killed In Green Oaks Crash

GREEN OAKS, IL — A 29-year-old Waukegan man died early Sunday morning after his SUV struck a concrete barrier along Route 137 in Green Oaks, authorities said.

Lake County sheriff's deputies responded to the single-vehicle crash on Route 137, just east of Interstate 94, at about 4:10 a.m. Nov. 8.

When deputies arrived, they found a Ford Explorer that had struck a concrete barrier in the center median. The driver, who was the vehicle's only occupant, was unresponsive inside the SUV, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

A preliminary investigation indicates the Ford Explorer was traveling west on Route 137 when it drifted out of the westbound lanes for an unknown reason, entered the center median and struck a raised concrete barrier, police said.

The Lake County Coroner's Office is scheduling an autopsy to determine the man's cause of death.

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