Coroner IDs Elderly Woman Killed In Crash Near Antioch

LAKE COUNTY, IL — The Lake County Coroner's Office has identified the woman killed Wednesday morning in a three-vehicle crash near Antioch as Ann Kennedy, 82, of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The collision happened at about 10:45 a.m. when a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox headed west on Route 173 near Peterson Road drove into the eastbound lanes of traffic and was struck head-on by an eastbound 2007 Volvo semi. The semi, which was driven by a 50-year-old man from Ontario, Canada, was pulling a 53-inch trailer, and swerved prior to the crash but the two vehicles still collided, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

A 2002 Toyota Celica headed west on Route 173 in unincorporated Antioch then rear-ended the Chevrolet. The driver of the Chevrolet was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

The other drivers involved in the collision were not injured.

The Lake County Coroner's Office plans to complete an autopsy on Kennedy on Friday.

The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit and Lake County Coroner’s Office.