
Four people were transported to the hospital after a road rage incident resulted in a multiple-vehicle crash involving two large trucks and left a car rolled over in Long Grove.
The Countryside Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7 a.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Route 83 and Gilmer Road in Long Grove for a vehicle crash with injuries.
A preliminary investigation shows a Chevrolet Blazer, driven by a 48-year-old Grayslake man, and a black sedan were traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Route 83.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said witnesses reported both vehicles were weaving in and out of traffic.
They were believed to be involved in some type of road rage incident.
The driver of the Chevrolet abruptly changed lanes in front of the black sedan as the two drivers approached Gilmer Road.
The rear of the Chevrolet clipped the front of the sedan, causing the Chevrolet to roll over.
Covelli said the Chevrolet struck two vehicles that were stopped facing northbound on Route 83 in the left turn lane to turn onto westbound Gilmer Road.
Those two vehicles were pushed backward into a garbage truck and a box truck.
The driver of the black sedan fled from the scene, Covelli said.
The occupants of the first two vehicles struck by the Chevrolet were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Covelli said the driver of the Chevrolet required extrication from his vehicle and he was also transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A total of four people from the three vehicles were transported to the hospital.
The drivers of the garbage truck and box truck were uninjured.
The investigation into the crash continues and criminal charges will be filed, Covelli said.