LAKE COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Ronnie Goggans Jr., of Grayslake, Illinois, and Ricky Smallwood, of Antioch, Illinois, have been identified as the victims in a Monday double-fatal vehicle crash in Lake County.
Goggans, 32, and 54-year-old Smallwood, were both killed in an early Monday morning head-on vehicle crash near Gurnee.
According to reports, Goggans was operating an Nissan Altima on Route 41 near Stearns School Road, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes. The vehicle then came into head-on contact with a Ford Edge operated by Smallwood.
Both drivers were pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Lake County is a county situated in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois along the shores of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, making it the third-most populous county in Illinois after nearby Cook and DuPage Counties – Wikipedia.
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