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Posted: Saturday, 04 July 2009 10:44AM
Alcohol found inside car that killed mom, child
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WADSWORTH (STNG) -- Open alcohol was found inside a car following a two-car head-on crash Friday night on the Tri-State Tollway that severely injured a child and killed a Wisconsin mother and her 16-month-old son.
Nicole Polk, 24, of Algoma, Wisconsin, and her son Tevin Temple were killed in the crash, according to Lake County Coroner Richard Keller.
The crash happened on the Tri-State Tollway (I-94) near Russell Road about 11 p.m., according to Illinois State Police District 15 Master Sgt. Susan Ewald.
Polk was driving a 2002 Chevy Cavalier south when she crossed over a grassy area near a median and struck a 2004 Toyota Camry, driven by a 20-year-old woman, Ewald said.
Polk and her son Tevin, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Keller. Polk’s other child, a 2 ½-year-old boy, was severely injured in the crash and was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge for treatment, Ewald said.
The driver of the Camry, along with three passengers, were taken to an area hospital following the crash but were treated and released with minor injuries, Ewald said.
Although the exact cause of the crash remained under investigation Saturday morning, Ewald said open alcohol was found inside Polk’s car.
Autopsies on Polk and her child are scheduled for Sunday due to the holiday.
The crash forced State Police to shut down all northbound lanes from 11 p.m. to 3:50 a.m., and divert all northbound traffic off the tollway onto West Russell Road. Southbound lanes of the tollway were not affected in the crash.
Illinois State Police are investigating the crash.
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