A 24-year-old woman was killed early Tuesday morning in a head-on crash involving a semi-truck in Mundelein, Illinois. Police say the woman was driving a sedan southbound on IL Route 45 when she lost control and crossed the center median, striking the semi head-on. The semi driver, a 44-year-old man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.
According to officials, northbound lanes of IL Route 45 in suburban Mundelein were shut down for hours, as both vehicles"sustained heavy damage"A head-on crash involving a semi and sedan in the northern suburb of Mundelein left a woman killed and roads closed for hours early Tuesday morning as police worked to investigate, according to local officials.
A preliminary investigation revealed speed may have been a factor in the Acura crossing the median, police said. There is no indication that the driver of the semi was impaired, police said, and toxicology results were pending for both individuals involved.
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