Overview
- Officers responded just before 8:55 p.m. Sunday to a multi-vehicle crash on Grand Avenue near I-94 in Gurnee.
- Investigators say a westbound 2004 Chevrolet Suburban struck a patch of ice during a lane change, crossed the center median, and hit an eastbound 2007 Ford Focus.
- The 29-year-old Evanston woman driving the Ford Focus was pronounced dead at the scene.
- A 29-year-old Waukegan woman driving the Suburban and her 5-year-old son and 8-month-old daughter were hospitalized with injuries, and their conditions were not released.
- The crash occurred during a Winter Weather Advisory for Lake County, and Grand Avenue was closed for hours as the Major Crash Assistance Team assisted Gurnee police.