Waukegan SUV crash kills one
Waukegan, Illinois police are investigating a fatal two-car collision that occurred this morning at the intersection of Waukegan Road and Norman Drive. As reported in the Chicago Tribune, Kery T. Bond, 35, of the 39200 block of Lewis Avenue, Beach Park, died in the crash. Bond's red Jeep Commander apparently slammed into a light pole, crushing the passenger cabin of the vehicle. The driver worked at a car dealership and was on his way to work. The other vehicle involved, a blue Jeep Wrangler, sat nearby with its front end smashed in.
As discussed in a prior post, if an Event Data Recorder (EDR) or "black box" was present in one or both of the vehicles involved in the accident, the data from the black box may very well assist in determining in a civil negligence suit who was at fault for the collision.