A 65-year-old man was found dead in the ditch along Route 22 in North Barrington after he was struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:55 p.m. Tuesday to Route 22 and Rainbow Road in North Barrington. Lake County Sheriff’s […]
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Driver ejected, killed after fiery FedEx semi-truck crash on Interstate 294 in Deerfield
A driver was ejected from his truck and killed during a crash that left a FedEx semi-trailer truck engulfed in flames on Interstate 294 in Deerfield Tuesday morning. The Northbrook Fire Department and Illinois State Police Troop 3 responded around 2:23 a.m. Tuesday to Interstate 294 at mile marker 52.5 in Deerfield for a report […]
Driver charged with reckless homicide for crashing into pole, killing 18-year-old passenger in Zion
A grand jury has charged a man with reckless homicide for allegedly speeding and causing a crash that killed an 18-year-old man and injured others in Zion. The incident happened around 3:49 a.m. on April 4, 2022, in the area of 9th Street and Lorelei Drive in Zion. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department and […]
Man ordered detained after being charged with DUI in wrong-way, head-on crash that killed 21-year-old in Fox Lake
An Ingleside man was ordered detained pending trial after he was charged with his fifth DUI when he caused a head-on crash that killed a 21-year-old man in Fox Lake, at a time he was on release for another DUI. Kevin C. Kaminski, 49, of Ingleside, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under […]
Coroner identifies elderly man killed after losing control, crashing head-on into car near Woodstock
The coroner has identified an 88-year-old man who died after his car traveled into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle, leaving a second person injured, near Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:40 a.m. Thursday to the area of Charles Road east of Raffel Road in unincorporated Woodstock for […]
Man dies after being ejected in crash that left woman seriously injured near McHenry
A 39-year-old man has died after he was ejected from his van during a crash that police say was caused by him trying to pass another vehicle, leaving a woman seriously injured near McHenry. A preliminary investigation showed Nathan Russell, 39, of Jacksonville, Oregon, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle […]
1 dead, 1 injured after driver loses control and crashes head-on into vehicle near Woodstock
An 88-year-old man died and a second man was injured after a car traveled into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle near Woodstock, sheriff’s officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:40 a.m. Thursday to the area of Charles Road east of Raffel Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a […]
Grand jury files additional charges against woman accused of running over Deerfield school board member, leaving her to die
A grand jury has filed additional charges against a woman accused of fatally striking a Deerfield school board member with her car and fleeing in Highland Park last summer. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was initially charged in December with one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. […]
Arlington Heights man processed, released from custody after being charged in fatal hit-and-run in Lake Zurich
An Arlington Heights man was processed and released from custody after he was charged with fatally hitting a pedestrian with his car and fleeing the scene in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 11:43 p.m. on December 17, 2022, to the 700 block of South Rand Road in Lake Zurich. Lake Zurich […]