Numerous fire departments responded after a driver mistook the gas for the brake and crashed their SUV into a house, leaving it uninhabitable, in Lake Bluff. The Lake Bluff Police Department, Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 5:13 p.m. Saturday to the 300 block of Wimbledon Court in Lake Bluff […]
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Alleged drunk driver arrested after fleeing crash where pickup truck hit other cars, home in Beach Park
Prosecutors say a Zion man drove drunk and crashed a pickup truck into vehicles and a house before fleeing in Beach Park, only for his mother to report him to the police. Francisco Alvarez-Espinoza, 25, of Zion, was charged with criminal damage to state-supported property, four counts of criminal damage to property, two counts of […]
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Charges filed against driver flown to hospital after crashing truck into home, vehicles in Wonder Lake
An alleged intoxicated driver has been charged after he crashed his truck into a home, vehicles and a tree in Wonder Lake and had to be flown to the hospital. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:15 p.m. Sunday to the 7100 block of Barnard Mill Road in […]
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DUI driver arrested after crashing car into home, causing significant damage in Zion
A driver, who was allegedly under the influence, was arrested after he crashed into a home in Zion and was found with drugs, prosecutors said. The Zion Police Department responded around 10 p.m. on March 23 to the 3100 block of Gilead Avenue for a vehicle crash. Officers arrived and found a vehicle had crashed […]
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Driver loses consciousness, drives off road and crashes into house’s deck near Mundelein
A driver reportedly lost consciousness, drove off the roadway into the backyard of a residence and struck a deck attached to the home near Mundelein Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 6:20 p.m. Thursday to the 27200 block of North Oakleaf Court in unincorporated Mundelein. Lake County […]
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Judge orders man to continue being held without bond after Lakewood arson fire while on bond for Crystal Lake house crash
A judge has ruled a man will remain held without bond after he allegedly committed an arson fire in Lakewood while out on bond for crashing into a Crystal Lake house, critically injuring a resident. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was flagged down by a subject around 5:45 a.m. on May 20 at Route 14 […]
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Lawsuit alleges man made suicidal, homicidal statements prior to crashing into home and critically injuring resident in Crystal Lake
A lawsuit alleges a driver, who was traveling nearly 100 mph, made homicidal and suicidal statements prior to crashing into a house in Crystal Lake, leaving a resident critically injured. The lawsuit was filed against Connor C. Kirkpatrick, 28, of Lakewood, and brought by Angelo Pleotis, 65, of Crystal Lake. Kirkpatrick has been charged with […]
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Driver arrested after 2 passengers ejected from pickup truck that crashed into tree, house near Gurnee
A driver was arrested after two passengers, one of which suffered a serious injury, were ejected from the bed of a pickup truck that crashed into a tree and a house near Gurnee. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 12:20 a.m. Saturday to the 17500 block of West Mill Creek […]
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Judge orders man held without bond after being charged in Lakewood arson fire while on bond for Crystal Lake house crash
A man charged over the weekend with committing an arson fire in Lakewood while out on bond for crashing into a Crystal Lake house, critically injuring a resident, has been ordered held without bond. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was flagged down around 5:45 a.m. Saturday at Route 14 and Dole Avenue in Crystal Lake. […]