Former area coach dies in car crash

MOUNT CARROLL – A longtime area high school coach was found dead in his overturned vehicle north of Mount Carroll late Saturday night.

Bruce A. Scheidegger, 54, was reported missing to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department at 11:07 p.m. by the Orland Park Police Department, according to a news release. Scheidegger resides in Orland Park but also has a home in Lake Carroll.

The sheriff’s department conducted a search of the area. A deputy found a vehicle on Loran Road near Indian Trail Road, north of Mount Carroll. The vehicle had been traveling north on Loran Road, left the roadway, drove over a steep embankment and overturned, the news release said.

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