A bus carrying persons with disabilities struck the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove on Friday, marking at least the 70th time the bridge has been hit. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 12:05 p.m. Friday to the area of Robert Parker Coffin Road and Old […]
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Large trailer hits historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove; nearly 70th time bridge has been struck
The historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove has been hit by a large oversized trailer, marking at least the 69th time the bridge has been struck. The incident happened around 10:50 p.m. on Thursday and was partially caught on surveillance video. The video, captured by Neumann’s Cigars and More, showed the aftermath of […]
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Box truck hits historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove; over 65th time bridge has been struck
A box truck became stuck after it hit the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove Monday evening, marking over 65 times that the bridge has been hit. The incident happened just after 5:25 p.m. on Monday and was caught on surveillance video. The video, captured by Neumann’s Cigars and More, showed a white […]
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Truck hits historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove; over 60th time bridge has been struck
A box truck associated with Toys for Tots struck the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove Thursday afternoon, marking over 60 times that the bridge has been hit. The incident happened just after 12 p.m. on Thursday and was caught on surveillance video. The video, captured by Neumann’s Cigars and More, showed a white […]
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Box truck becomes 2nd vehicle in 3 days to hit historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove
A box truck struck the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove and became wedged underneath Wednesday afternoon, the second truck in three days to hit the bridge. The latest incident happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday and was caught on surveillance video. The video, captured by Neumann’s Cigars and More, showed a white […]
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Overfilled junk collection truck hits historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove, flees scene
An overfilled junk collection truck struck the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove Sunday afternoon and left the scene. The bridge has been hit well over 50 times in recent years. Jimmy Bolf told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened around 3:55 p.m. Sunday. Bolf said he was at Neumann’s Cigars […]
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Yes, it happened again – another truck hits the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove
Get ready to shake your head and roll your eyes because someone hit the Long Grove bridge – again. For the second time in eight days, a truck trying to squeeze under the historic Robert Parker Coffin Bridge hit the top of the structure, causing the vehicle to rock back and forth. This time, however, […]
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Box truck hits Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove for second time in just over 24 hours
An oversized box truck struck the historic bridge in Long Grove Saturday evening, the second oversized box truck to hit the bridge in just over 24 hours. A bystander told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday. A box truck was traveling westbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road passing […]
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Box truck hits Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove; over 50th time bridge has been struck
An oversized box truck became stuck after striking the historic bridge in Long Grove Friday morning. The bridge has been hit well over 50 times in recent years. A bystander told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened just before 10:30 a.m. Friday. A box truck was traveling eastbound on Robert Parker Coffin Road […]