A motorcyclist is in critical condition after crashing into a police squad reportedly at a high rate of speed, leaving a police officer injured, in Barrington Hills Tuesday evening.
A Barrington Hills police officer was on duty around 11:33 p.m. Tuesday when his squad was involved in a crash with a motorcycle.
Barrington Hills Police Department Media Relations Officer William Walsh said the incident happened at Bartlett Road and Old Bartlett Road in Barrington Hills.
The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District, Barrington Fire Department and Hoffman Estates Fire Department responded to the scene.
A preliminary investigation showed a 2013 Suzuki motorcycle was traveling northbound on Bartlett Road.
The Suzuki failed to negotiate the curve, struck a utility pole and then collided with the marked police squad, Walsh said.
The squad had been stopped at the time at the stop sign on Old Bartlett Road at the intersection with Bartlett Road.
An initial report indicated the officer was trapped in his patrol vehicle.
Walsh said the officer was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
He was treated and has since been released.
The motorcyclist, an 18-year-old man, was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical but stable condition.
Walsh said speed was likely a contributing factor and the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) is investigating the crash.
MCAT investigators were at the scene for several hours conducting a crash reconstruction and investigation.
The roadway was shut down for over five hours before being reopened to traffic around 5 a.m. Wednesday.