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Student dies in car accident near Chicago
Sarah Jean Bresnahan/Editor in Chief
Issue date: 5/28/09 Section: News
Andrew Galo, a senior political science major from Northbrook, Ill., died in a car accident while visiting his home on Friday morning.
The Waukegan police were called at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Friday to the 100 block of LeBaron Street.
Galo was a passenger in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, which was traveling southbound on Lakewood Avenue. The vehicle left the road and struck a parked semi-trailer near the intersection of LeBaron and Monroe Streets, police said.
The driver of the vehicle survived and was flown to Lutheran General Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The Waukegan police are continuing to investigate the accident.
Galo's wake is today at 3 p.m. at the Muzyka Funeral Home, 2157 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Ill., followed by a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. His funeral is tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Muzyka Funeral Home.
Sarah Jean can be reached at 581-7943 or at deneic@gmail.com.
The Waukegan police were called at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Friday to the 100 block of LeBaron Street.
Galo was a passenger in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, which was traveling southbound on Lakewood Avenue. The vehicle left the road and struck a parked semi-trailer near the intersection of LeBaron and Monroe Streets, police said.
The driver of the vehicle survived and was flown to Lutheran General Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The Waukegan police are continuing to investigate the accident.
Galo's wake is today at 3 p.m. at the Muzyka Funeral Home, 2157 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Ill., followed by a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. His funeral is tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Muzyka Funeral Home.
Sarah Jean can be reached at 581-7943 or at deneic@gmail.com.
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