Two people were hospitalized after a driver slammed their car into a vehicle that was broken down on the shoulder of Route 22, shutting down the roadway in Lake Zurich, police said.
The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 7:07 p.m. Sunday to the area of Route 22 and Orchard Pond Drive in Lake Zurich for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Fire crews arrived and found two vehicles involved — one off the roadway — with moderate to heavy damage.
Officers arrived and found a crash involving a red Mercedes-Benz SUV and a white Honda Civic.
Lake Zurich Deputy Police Chief Colin Gaffney said an investigation showed a 37-year-old Barrington woman was driving the Mercedes-Benz westbound on Route 22.
She pulled her car over on the shoulder of Route 22 in the area of Orchard Pond Drive due to a mechanical issue.
The woman called for a tow truck and was awaiting its arrival as the white Honda approached the area in the westbound lanes, Gaffney said.
The Honda, driven by a 32-year-old DeKalb man, drove into the back of the Mercedes-Benz.
The investigation revealed the Mercedes was completely on the shoulder to the right of the fog line, Gaffney said.
The driver of the Honda did not offer a statement as to why he did not see the Mercedes, Gaffney said.
Both drivers were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and both vehicles were towed from the scene due to the extent of damage.
Gaffney said Route 22 was closed for approximately a full hour during the investigation and reopened around 8:15 p.m.
The driver of the Honda was cited for improper lane usage. No impairment was suspected.