A woman and a man were hospitalized after a car drove into oncoming traffic and caused a head-on crash that left one of the cars fully engulfed in flames in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Township Fire Protection District responded around 6 p.m. Thursday to Route 41 and Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth […]
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Family raising money for funeral of 28-year-old man killed in fiery crash involving pole in Waukegan
The family of a 28-year-old man says they are raising money to pay for his funeral after he died when his SUV struck a pole and became engulfed in flames in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Sheridan Road and Glen Flora Avenue for a report […]
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Coroner identifies 28-year-old man killed after SUV crashes into pole, bursts into flames in Waukegan
The coroner has released the identity of a 28-year-old man who died when his SUV struck a pole and became engulfed in flames, trapping him inside, in Waukegan Sunday. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Sheridan Road and Glen Flora Avenue for a report of a vehicle […]
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Driver killed after SUV crashes into pole, bursts into flames in Waukegan
A trapped driver was killed when an SUV crashed into a pole and caught on fire, quickly engulfing the vehicle, in Waukegan early Sunday morning. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Sheridan Road and Glen Flora Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. A […]
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1 charged as detectives investigate more suspected arson fires of vehicles in Huntley neighborhoods
A suspect has been arrested as detectives investigate multiple arson fires involving parked cars at homes in Huntley in recent months, police said. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 11:31 p.m. on March 1 to the 11800 block of Everglades Road in Huntley for a report of a vehicle fire. […]
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Video captures car fleeing police slamming into parked cars, bursting into flames in Lindenhurst
A surveillance video captured the moment a driver fleeing from police at a high speed slammed into multiple parked cars at a dealership in Lindenhurst and erupted in flames last week. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 9:10 p.m. Tuesday to Route 45 and Grand Avenue for a report […]
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Car goes airborne, slams into parked dealership cars and bursts into flames in Lindenhurst
A driver was injured after a car traveling at a high speed slammed into multiple parked cars at a car dealership in Lindenhurst and erupted in flames, police said. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lindenhurst Police Department responded around 9:10 p.m. Tuesday to Route 45 and Grand Avenue for a report of a […]
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Detectives investigating suspected arson fire that left car torched in Huntley neighborhood
Detectives are investigating a suspected arson fire that left a resident’s car engulfed in flames in the driveway of their home in Huntley, authorities said. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 11:31 p.m. Wednesday to the 11800 block of Everglades Road in Huntley for a report of a vehicle fire. […]
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Man charged with arson for allegedly lighting car on fire in driveway of Waukegan residence
A Waukegan man is being held on a $200,000 bond after prosecutors say he doused a car in gasoline and lit it on fire in the driveway of a home in Waukegan. Ruperto A. Barahona-Urraco, 30, of Waukegan, was charged with one count of arson, a Class 1 felony. Court records show the incident occurred […]