A 20-year-old North Chicago man was killed in a single-car crash Thursday night in Waukegan, police said.
David C. Collins, 20, of the 1200 block of Jackson Street in North Chicago, is believed to have been traveling southbound on Westmoreland Avenue in a 2006 Chevy Impala about 11 p.m. Thursday when he lost control of his car and struck a utility pole at Crescent Avenue, according to a Waukegan Police Department news release.
Collins was alone in the car and not wearing a seat belt, according to the release.
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The Waukegan Police Department’s Traffic Division is investigating the crash and believes that speed was a factor. More information about how fast the car was going at impact is expected to be learned next week when the car’s black box is downloaded.
Toxicology results are also expected next week.
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