A man driving a stolen car with an open whiskey bottle on his lap was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision in Ingleside, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
The identity of the man has not been released by authorities.
The sheriff’s office said the collision happened at about 5 a.m. on Illinois Route 134, east of North Catherine Street.
The man, who was driving a Honda sedan, was westbound on Route 134 when he suddenly drove into the oncoming lane and collided with an eastbound work truck. The truck driver, a 44-year-old Johnsburg man, phoned 911 to report the crash and request an ambulance.
He was taken to a hospital with what police said were not life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He apparently had an open