FOX LAKE, IL : One killed in two-vehicle crash on Route 12 in Fox Lake on May, Tuesday, 23rd 2017

A driver was killed Tuesday after hitting a truck with a flatbed trailer that was stopped at a traffic light on Route 12 at Big Hollow Road.

Fox Lake police were called to the scene shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday.The driver of a 2000 Buick LeSabre was driving north on Route 12 when the car struck the rear of a tractor-trailer, which was stopped at a red light at Big Hollow Road. The driver of the car was taken to a Centegra hospital, where that person was pronounced dead.

Police withheld the name of the driver pending notification of family, according to a news release from the Fox Lake Police Department.

No one else was injured in the crash.

The Major Crash Assistance Team of Lake County was called, and officials were investigating the crash, which required closing the road to traffic.

The crash remained under investigation as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the release.


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One killed in two-vehicle crash on Route 12 in Fox Lake