US Navy sailor killed in single-vehicle crash near Great Lakes Naval Station
Coroners say 28-year-old Makaio Bartley was originally from California but stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station. On Sunday, May 4, just before 10:40 p.m., Great Lakes Naval Station first responders arrived at the crash scene on Ziegemeir Street.
Responding emergency crews pronounced Bartley dead at the scene.
Early reports suggest that Bartley's 2018 Honda Civic veered off the roadway for reasons unknown, striking a guardrail and a concrete wall.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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