NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, IL : Driver fleeing police killed, 8 others hurt in Newport Township crash on Saturday, 6h July 2024

A man driving a stolen car was killed after crashing into an SUV, injuring multiple people while fleeing from police Saturday afternoon.

Around 4:30 p.m., Lake County Sheriff's deputies responded to Route 173 and Kilbourne Road in unincorporated Zion for a traffic crash with injuries. Upon arrival, two vehicles were found with major damage.

Preliminary reports indicated the driver, a 32-year-old man from Salem, Wisconsin, was driving a stolen Lexus GS400 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Pleasant Prairie Police Department located the vehicle and attempted a stop.

The driver, instead fled at a high rate of speed, authorities said.

Source