HIGHLAND, Ind. (WLS) -- A two-vehicle crash in Highland, Indiana killed one person and injured another on Sunday morning, police said.
A Highland police officer was on patrol when he came across a crash that had just happened seconds before his 8:55 a.m. arrival at U.S. Route 41 and Ramblewood Drive.
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A 70-year-old woman from Munster was driving a silver 2020 Hyundai Accent eastbound on Ramblewood Drive when she entered an intersection on a green signal. She was struck on the driver's side by a blue 2009 Volvo, driven by a 51-year-old woman from Highland who disregarded the red traffic signal at Ramblewood Drive after traveling southbound on U.S. Route 41, preliminary information indicated.
The 70-year-old woman was pronounced dead on the scene by the Lake County Coroner's Office. The 51-year-old woman was transported to Community Hospital by Superior Ambulance Service for injuries to her legs and head.
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The identity of the deceased will not be released at this time and the Lake County Coroner's Office will be responsible to notify her next of kin.
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The crash is still under investigation and the reconstruction of the crash is being done by the Lake County Sheriff's Office's reconstruction team members.
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