Weather cited in Antioch crash that killed 2 teens
















Lake County crash


Two teens were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in left Wilmot Road in Antioch and struck a tree, police say.
(WGN-TV / February 18, 2013)



























































Two teenagers were killed when their SUV crashed into a tree in Antioch in heavy rain, authorities said.


The 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were traveling west when their Chevrolet Trailblazer left the road in the 27000 block of Wilmot Road around 7 p.m. Monday, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. The SUV went through a yard before hitting the tree, the office said.


Both teens died on the scene. The boy, who was driving, was from Antioch and the girl was from Lindenhurst. The Lake County coroner's office was expected to release further details after notifying family members.





Authorities said they believe weather contributed to the crash. A man who lives where the crash occurred said it was raining hard when the accident occurred.


"It was pouring," said Tim Staples.


Staples said he was home when "I just saw the headlights spin ... We ran out and you could see the car was in the tree, the tree was on the car ... a mangled car I couldn't recognize."


"We checked the scene," he said. "We had flashlights and we looked inside. It didn't look promising, it looked really bad."


He said firefighters reached the scene in 7 or 8 minutes. "It took them an hour to get them out. They had to take the top of the car off."


Staples said the car hit a tree he had planted on his property 30 years ago.


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