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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Female

Age : 19

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/15/2025

Location : Northbound Route 45 near Wadsworth Road

City : Wadsworth

County : Lake

State : Illinois

Agency : Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 10/15/2025, a brief police pursuit in Lake County ended in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 45 near Wadsworth Road. A Jeep traveling northbound crashed and became engulfed in flames after striking multiple vehicles. A 19-year-old woman trapped inside the vehicle died at the scene. The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed her death. Multiple others were injured and transported to area hospitals.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality, multiple injuries

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/10/15/police-pursuit-briefly-in-lake-county-ends-in-major-multi-vehicle-crash-that-critically-injured-driver-in-kenosha/
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/10/16/coroner-identifies-teenager-who-died-after-being-trapped-in-fiery-crash-in-wadsworth/
https://abc7chicago.com/wadsworth-crash-lake-county-pursuit-illinois-state-police/16093182/