Late Tuesday afternoon, according to police, a 44-year-old Crown Point woman was tailgating another car along East 117th Avenue when she attempted to pass and struck an oncoming car head-on, killing a 19-year-old woman.

According to the Lake County coroner’s office, Grace Norris, 19, of DeMotte, passed away from blunt force trauma sustained in the collision.

According to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., two 13-year-olds in Norris’s car, including her younger sister, were seriously hurt and had to be rushed to Chicago for treatment.

The woman from Crown Point’s name hasn’t been made public.

According to police, the collision happened in the 7000 block of East 117th Avenue just after 4:30 on Tuesday.

“Witnesses tell police a Subaru SUV travelling east was tailgating a Jeep when it crossed the centre line in an attempt to pass the Jeep,” the sheriff’s office reported. The Subaru struck a westbound Kia sedan head-on as it crossed into oncoming traffic.

GoFundme have been created to help generate funds for the family

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Hello, my name is Gabby Gniadek and I am fundraising money that will go directly to the Norris family for funeral and medical expenses. An unfortunate event happened yesterday. Grace Norris was driving and was in a car accident. A beautiful soul was taken from us too soon. Her sister Emma Norris was airlifted to Chicago and is undergoing surgery and is fortunately going to be okay with a long road to recovery. This is one of the kindest and closest families we know and would love to help with some of this financial burden cause from this terrible and unfortunate event. Please say a prayer for their family. Thank you so much.

Police reported that Norris was declared deceased at the scene. Two 13-year-olds, one from Lowell and the other, were transported by air to Chicago for medical attention.

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