Illinois State Police, Gurnee Fire Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded about 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2024, to a report of a rollover crash involving a semi-trailer truck and a pickup truck with injuries and a partial ejection on Interstate 94 WEST near Route 21 in Gurnee. Illinois State Police (ISP) troopers with Troop 3 arrived and found a two-vehicle crash with one fatality involving the partial ejection.
The deceased has been identified as 75-year-old Eric Kott of Oak Creek, Wisconsin. On Monday, December 16, 2024, an autopsy was conducted at the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Autopsy results indicate that Mr. Kott died from blunt force injuries of the head as a result of the crash.
A female passenger, age 71 from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, was also injured and entrapped in the crash. The woman was extricated by about 2:58 p.m. A dog that was traveling in the pickup truck was impeding rescue operations during extrication. The dog was removed safely from the scene by an animal control officer. The condition or injury status of the dog was unknown.
Preliminary investigation indicated that Eric Kott, the driver of a gray Dodge Ram, changed lanes on I-94 WEST near Mile Post 9.9 and struck the side of a semi-truck hauling a trailer. The Dodge Ram left the roadway, traveled up an embankment, and rolled over, partially ejecting the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office was notified and responded to the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
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