A fundraiser has collected more than $21,000 for a Lake Villa family after a father broke his neck in an ATV accident during a family gathering last weekend. Lake Villa resident Rick Leukhardt was involved in a “terrible” crash on September 5, according to family friend Jamie Deehr. Leukhardt was driving an ATV while with […]
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Two victims seriously injured, flown to hospital after ATV hits tree near Woodstock
Two ATV riders were seriously injured and flown to the hospital after their ATV struck a tree late Friday evening near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:48 p.m. Friday to the 10500 block of Thoroughbred Trail in unincorporated Woodstock for an ATV crash. Sheriff’s deputies arrived to […]
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Island Lake village trustee remains hospitalized after being paralyzed in ATV crash
Island Lake Village Trustee Will Ziegler remains hospitalized over a month after a serious ATV crash that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Ziegler was involved in an ATV crash on November 27, the day before Thanksgiving, while he was in North Carolina. He suffered a fractured skull, multiple broken bones and a spinal […]
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Man in critical condition after ATV rollover in unincorporated Zion
A 56-year-old man was critically injured after being ejected from his ATV when it rolled over several times in unincorporated Zion Sunday afternoon, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 3:03 p.m. Sunday to the 9700 block of 17th Street in unincorporated Zion for an ATV accident. The […]
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Man who was killed after being ejected from ATV in Buffalo Grove ID’d
The man killed in an ATV crash early last Sunday in the Lake County Forest Preserve in Buffalo Grove has been identified. William McPherron, 35, of Deerfield was identified by Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper as the man who was killed after suffering injuries from an ATV crash. At 12:55 a.m. last Sunday, the […]
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Man critically injured after being ejected after ATV crashes into tree in Fox Lake
Fox Lake Fire and Police Departments responded early Saturday morning to an all-terrain vehicle crash involving a tree in Fox Lake. The incident occurred on Honing Road near Precision Drive in a heavily wooded area that was difficult to access. Emergency crews arrived on the scene around 1:25 a.m. to find a man who was […]