According to authorities, a 68-year-old man drove a Nissan SUV into a tree while arguing with a 38-year-old female passenger. Both of them were hospitalized.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
A 68-year-old man was arguing with his passenger when he “indicated he was going to end their lives,” according to authorities in Illinois.
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As he was driving a Nissan Murano SUV in Beach Park, the man accelerated, swerved off the road and rammed into a tree, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
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Deputies were called to the scene at about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 1. They found the man and a 38-year-old woman were trapped inside the SUV, which had sustained “significant damage.”
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The fire department rescued the driver and passenger, police said, and they were rushed to hospitals with “serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.”
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Authorities said the man and woman have a relationship with each other.
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The driver is being charged with aggravated domestic battery and reckless conduct, police said. Additional charges may be filed.
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His name is not being released until he is released from the hospital, authorities said. He’ll be booked into the Lake County Jail once he is discharged.
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Beach Park is about 60 miles north of downtown Chicago.
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