A 19-year-old from Lowell died early Sunday following a traffic accident. Joseph Lee was pronounced dead at Franciscan Health hospital in Crown Point. The Lake County coroner's office reports emergency crews were called to the 23000 block of Colfax Street in Lowell around 4 am.

Lowell Fire Chief Clint Gorball said a vehicle left the roadway. The victim had to be extricated from the wreckage.

A University of Chicago Aeromedical Network helicopter was called to the scene. But Lee went into cardiac arrest and was rushed by ambulance to a Crown Point Hospital where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department is investigating the cause of the accident. Tri-Creek EMS and the Shelby Fire Department also assisted with the incident.

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