Crime & Safety
Teen Identified As Driver Killed In Deerfield Crash: Coroner
The 17-year-old Evanston resident died after an Audi SUV and a box truck collided on Waukegan Road early Monday.
DEERFIELD, IL — A 17-year-old Evanston resident has been identified as the driver killed in a two-vehicle crash early Monday on Waukegan Road, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
Charles Halliday died from blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, preliminary results from a Monday autopsy indicated.
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Deerfield police and the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 12:19 a.m. Nov. 9, to the 1100 block of Waukegan Road, where an Audi SUV and a box truck had collided.
Both vehicles were heavily damaged, according to the coroner’s office. Halliday, who was driving the Audi, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Patch previously reported the crash involved a Chicago Tribune box truck, citing ABC7.
The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team was called to assist because of the severity of the collision. Deerfield police and the team continue to investigate.
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