Lake County, IL : Fatal crash in Long Grove that shut down a 2-mile stretch of Route 83 on Thursday, 27th February, 2020

A semitrailer truck driver was killed Thursday in a crash in Long Grove that shut down a 2-mile stretch of Route 83.

The crash was reported about 11:10 a.m. near Westmoreland Drive.The truck, reportedly loaded with approximately 20 tons of unspecified cargo, was traveling north on Route 83 when it collided with a 2015 Toyota minivan that was turning from southbound Route 83 onto eastbound Westmoreland, Lake County sheriff's police said. The truck then hit a traffic lightpole and drove into a ditch.

The truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

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