ETHS senior killed in Deerfield car crash Monday

An Evanston Township High School senior was killed in a car accident Monday. Charles Halliday, 17, was driving an Audi SUV around 12:19 a.m. Monday morning when his vehicle got into a crash with a box truck on the 1100 block of Waukegan Road in Deerfield, according to a press release from Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Halliday was pronounced dead at the scene. After an autopsy Monday, preliminary results indicated he died from blunt force injuries as a result of the crash, according to Banek. Officers arrived to the scene of the crash to find both vehicles heavily damaged. Because of the seriousness of the crash, the Major Crash Assistance Team of Lake County was called to assist with the investigation, Banek said. The Lake County Coroner’s Office was also notified and responded to the scene. Online outlet Lake McHenry County Scanner reported that Halliday s vehicle swerved into the northbound lane of the road, colliding with a Chicago Tribune box truck. ETHS Ass