Medical issue may have caused driver to pass out prior to fatal Waukegan crash, police say

The driver has cooperated with authorities, and initial toxicology tests did not show signs of drugs or alcohol, police said.

Waukegan police investigate a fatal head-on crash at Sunset and Kellogg avenues on May 29, 2024. A motorist may have suffered a medical event before his vehicle hit another car head-on Wednesday morning, killing a 4-year-old Zion boy, Waukegan police said Friday.

The accident happened at about 8:15 a.m. on Sunset Avenue, near the intersection with Kellogg Avenue.

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