Zion boy, 4, killed in head-on Waukegan crash

Zion boy, 4, killed in head-on Waukegan crash

A 4-year-old Zion boy was fatally injured Wednesday when the car in which he was riding was hit head-on by another vehicle in Waukegan, according to Lake County authorities.

The coroner’s office identified the child as Kaleb Hardge.

He was riding in a booster seat when his vehicle, which was being driven by his mother, collided Wednesday in Waukegan at 8:12 a.m. at Sunset and Kellogg avenues.

One of the vehicles crossed the center line for an unknown reason and struck the second vehicle head-on, the coroner’s office said. There were multiple injuries requiring transport, the coroner’s office said.

The child was brought to Vista East Medical Center with critical, life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead, the coroner’s office said.

 

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