A 70-year-old Wadsworth woman died in a crash Monday after leaving the scene of one accident and crashing again about a half-mile away on Skokie Highway in north suburban Gurnee, police say.
The woman, who remains unnamed, initially crashed her Mitsubishi Endeavor into the rear of a Nissan SUV near Fuller and Steams School roads, causing minor injures to the Nissan’s driver, Gurnee police said in a statement.
She continued southbound until she entered the intersection “for an unknown reason” at Route 41 and Route 21, crashing into a semitrailer attempting to turn left and causing “extensive damage,” police said.
Paramedics responded about 7:20 p.m. and took the woman to a hospital, where she died, police said. The Lake County coroner’s office hasn’t released details of the death.
The driver of the semi, a 49-year-old man from Milwaukee, had injuries that were not life-threatening.
The crash remains under investigation by Gurnee police.
