A driver was killed overnight in a two-vehicle crash on Waukegan Road in Deerfield that involved a Chicago Tribune box truck, according to police. The crash happened at about 12:29 a.m. in the 1100-block of Waukegan Road, and video from the scene showed one of the two vehicles involved was the newspaper delivery truck.
What Police Have Confirmed So Far
Deerfield police said a driver died in the crash, but according to ABC7 Chicago, officers did not specify which of the two drivers died from their injuries. Two vehicles were involved in the collision, and video from the scene confirmed that one of them was a Chicago Tribune box truck, the kind used to ferry bundles of newspapers for early-morning delivery.
Beyond those details, no other information was available, the outlet reported. It remains unclear what led up to the crash, how fast either vehicle was traveling, or whether any additional factors contributed to the collision on the residential stretch of Waukegan Road.
A Previous Deadly Crash Involving A Delivery Truck
This is not the first time a commercial delivery vehicle has been involved in a fatal crash in Deerfield. In February 2024, a FedEx semi-truck was involved in a fiery, fatal crash on the northbound I-294 exit ramp to Lake Cook Road, also in Deerfield, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner. Illinois State Police said a preliminary investigation in that case found only a single vehicle was involved, and the Cook County Medical Examiner later identified the driver killed as 51-year-old Frank R. Jakel of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. That crash's official cause and manner of death remained pending as investigators continued their work at the time, per the same outlet.
There is nothing in the available reporting connecting that 2024 crash to this week's collision on Waukegan Road; the two incidents occurred in different parts of Deerfield and involved different companies' vehicles. For now, the circumstances surrounding Monday's fatal crash remain under wraps, with police yet to release the identity of the driver who died or further details about how the collision unfolded.
