Round Lake Beach woman killed in Hawthorn Woods crash
AnnMarie Macias-Lauritzen, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened Saturday at 4:37 p.m. in Hawthorn Woods, the Lake County Coroner's Office said Tuesday.
Macias-Lauritzen was riding in a 2007 Honda Accord on North Fairfield Road near Holmes Avenue when her vehicle was struck by an oncoming Honda CR-V. The CR-V left its lane just before it hit the car carrying Macias-Lauritzen.
Both drivers were transported to area hospitals, authorities said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Hawthorn Woods police and the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team.
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