‘Profound sadness’: 17-year-old who died in Deerfield crash with Chicago Tribune truck was Evanston Township HS theater student

A 17-year-old who died in a crash with a Chicago Tribune truck in Deerfield Monday was a “beloved member of the Class of 2027” and an “exceptionally talented” theater student at Evanston Township High School, school officials said. The incident happened around 12:19 a.m. Monday in the 1100 block of Waukegan Road in Deerfield, prompting the response of the Deerfield Police Department and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District following calls of a crash involving two vehicles. Officers arrived and found a passenger vehicle and a box truck had been involved in a crash and one of the drivers had died from their injuries at the scene, police said in a statement. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek identified the victim as Charles Halliday, 17, of Evanston. Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Newton said an Audi Q5 was traveling southbound on Waukegan Road near Journal Place when it swerved into the northbound lane.

This excerpt comes from the named source. Read the original for the full reporting.