A grandfather has been sentenced to probation for driving through a railroad gate and causing his vehicle to be struck by a train in Ingleside, leaving his 13-year-old grandson and wife both dead. Anthony J. Shemberger, 73, of Antioch, was charged in October 2023 with two counts of reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a Class […]
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No injuries, delays reported, after train hits car in Grayslake
No injuries were reported, but heavy delays were experienced after a train hit a car in Grayslake early Thursday morning. A Honda Civic driven by a 19-year-old driver became stuck on the railroad tracks at Route 120 and Route 83 at 4 a.m., Grayslake Police said in a news release Thursday. The driver, unfamiliar with […]
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Juvenile ‘astoundingly uninjured’ after crash involving pickup truck, freight train in McHenry County
Fire officials say a juvenile driver was “astoundingly uninjured” after a crash involving a pickup truck and a freight train in an unincorporated area of McHenry County. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts, Union Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:13 p.m. Monday at the railroad crossing at Olson Road and […]
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1 hospitalized after car strikes Metra train, damages railroad crossing arm in Grayslake
One person was transported to the hospital after a car struck a Metra train in Grayslake and damaged a railroad crossing arm, resulting in delays late Tuesday afternoon. The Grayslake Police Department, Metra Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 83 and Route 137. Emergency […]
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Woman injured after crashing car into moving freight train in unincorporated McHenry County
A woman was transported to the hospital after authorities say she crashed her car into a freight train at a railroad crossing in unincorporated McHenry County Thursday. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts, Union Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7 a.m. Thursday to the 8000 block of Seeman Road, which […]
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Antioch man charged with causing car, train crash that left wife and 13-year-old grandson dead in Ingleside
A grand jury has charged a grandfather after he drove through a railroad gate and his vehicle was struck by a train in Ingleside, leaving his 13-year-old grandson and wife both dead. Anthony J. Shemberger, 71, of Antioch, was charged with two counts of reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a Class 3 felony. A Lake […]
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Delays reported after Metra train hits unoccupied car along railroad crossing in Lake Forest
Trains have resumed moving again with delays after a car, which was reportedly unoccupied, was struck by a Metra train in Lake Forest Friday afternoon. The Lake Forest Police Department, Metra Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2:25 p.m. Friday to Western Avenue and Ryan Place in Lake Forest for a report […]
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Man flown to hospital with serious injuries after Metra train hits car near Woodstock
A man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after his car was hit by a Metra train near Woodstock early Saturday morning, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 2:05 a.m. Saturday to the railroad crossing on Lily Pond Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report […]
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Authorities release identities of 13-year-old boy, elderly woman killed after Metra train hits car in Ingleside
Authorities have publicly identified the 13-year-old boy and 75-year-old woman who died after the car they were traveling in drove through a gate and was struck by a Metra train in Ingleside. Autopsies were performed Monday on Noah Kucinski, 13, of Lockport, and Patricia Shemberger, 75, of Antioch, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. […]