Fatal Crash Unincorporated Wauconda
Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a fatal three-wheeled motorcycle (trike) versus vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
On July 18, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m., sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Route 12 and Lake Shore Drive, unincorporated Wauconda, for a traffic crash with injuries. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located two people with critical injuries. The passenger of a Harley-Davidson trike motorcycle was transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville where she was subsequently pronounced deceased. The driver of the Harley-Davidson was also transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Condell Medical Center where he remains in critical condition.
Preliminary investigation shows a Ford Escort, driven by a 65-year-old woman of Downers Grove, was stopped in the inside lane of southbound Route 12, due to a mechanical issue. A Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic, driven by a 69-year-old man of Northbrook was traveling southbound, in the inside lane of Route 12. The driver of the Harley-Davidson struck the Ford, causing the Harley-Davidson to roll several times. The driver and his passenger, a 63-year-old woman of Northbrook, were thrown from the Harley-Davidson.
The driver of the Ford and her passenger, a 67-year-old woman of Naperville, were uninjured.
The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit. The Speed Limit on Route 12 is 55 MPH according to Google Maps Street View images captured in September 2022.
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