A Mount Prospect man was killed and his passenger seriously injured in a two-car collision in Deer Park, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
The collision happened at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Lake Cook and Ferndale roads, authorities said.
Police said the Mount Prospect man, 71, and his passenger, a 62-year-old Mount Prospect woman, were headed west on Lake Cook when a vehicle traveling east turned left into their path, police said.
The Mount Prospect couple’s car, a 1986 Alfa Romeo, collided with the other vehicle, a 2025 Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep driver, a 75-year-old Deer Park man, indicated to police that he did not see the other car before starting his turn.
The Jeep driver sustained minor injuries, police said.
The identity of the other driver has not been released. An autopsy is planned, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.