A man escaped uninjured after he reversed from a parking spot and crashed into a tree, leaving his SUV suspended in the air against the tree in Lake in the Hills.
The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 9:15 p.m. Saturday to the area of Algonquin Road and Lakewood Road in Lake in the Hills for a vehicle crash.
Firefighters arrived to find a vehicle up in the air against a tree with airbag deployment.
Lake in the Hills Police Department Public Information Officer Amanda Johnson said a 44-year-old man was operating a Hyundai Santa Fe.
The Hyundai had been parked in the parking lot at CVS, 4511 West Algonquin Road.
The man got into his vehicle, proceeded to reverse the car over the parking lot’s curb and the Hyundai’s bumper and underbody made contact with the tree, Johnson said.
Johnson said the driver continued reversing, which caused the rear of the Hyundai to become wedged on the tree.
The Hyundai came to rest on its front end with the rear end of the car in the air up against the tree.
The man was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was uninjured.
No citations were issued and a tow truck was called to remove the vehicle, Johnson said.