McDonald’s employees and bystanders rushed to rescue two victims who were trapped when a tanker truck rolled over and caught on fire in Waukegan Sunday evening. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 6:30 p.m. Sunday to the area of Lakehurst Road and South Waukegan Road. Waukegan Fire Department Battalion Chief Todd […]
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Driver arrested after truck rolls over, crashes into occupied house and catches on fire in McHenry
Authorities say a driver was arrested and hospitalized after recklessly rolling his truck over into an occupied house, causing the vehicle and house to catch on fire, in McHenry early Wednesday morning. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:18 a.m. Wednesday to the 900 block of Center Street for […]
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Coroner identifies teenager who died after being trapped in crash that left car engulfed in flames near Marengo
The coroner has released the identity of a 19-year-old woman who died after she became trapped in a car that crashed and was left fully engulfed in flames near Marengo Monday evening. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:58 p.m. Monday to the 22800 block of River Road […]
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Female dies after being trapped in car that crashed next to house, became engulfed in flames near Marengo
A female victim died after she became trapped in a car that crashed next to a house and became fully engulfed in flames near Marengo Monday evening, authorities said. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:58 p.m. Monday to the 22800 block of River Road in unincorporated Marengo […]
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Coroner identifies man killed after his vehicle became engulfed in flames following crash in North Chicago
The coroner has released the identity of a 33-year-old man, described as someone who “loved his family fiercely,” after he died when his car became engulfed in flames following a crash in North Chicago. An autopsy performed on Thomas Byrne, 33, of North Chicago, preliminarily showed he died as a result of blunt force injuries […]
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1 dead, 1 hospitalized after two-vehicle crash leaves car fully engulfed in flames in North Chicago
One person died and a second person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash left one of the cars fully engulfed in flames, trapping the driver inside, in North Chicago Sunday afternoon. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 12:05 p.m. Sunday to the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. […]
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Medical examiner identifies boyfriend, girlfriend in their 20s killed in fiery crash into house near Harvard
The medical examiner has identified a boyfriend and a girlfriend in their 20s who were killed when another car collided into them and caused a fiery crash involving a house on the border of Harvard and Walworth. The Harvard Fire Protection, Fontana Fire and Rescue Department, Walworth County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Sheriff says driver ran stop sign, causing fiery crash into house that killed 2 people near Harvard
The sheriff says a driver ran a stop sign and caused a crash that resulted in a car colliding into a house, killing two people who were trapped when the car caught fire, on the border of Harvard and Walworth. The Harvard Fire Protection, Fontana Fire and Rescue Department, Walworth County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry […]
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2 dead after car crashes into home, catches fire, leaving victims trapped inside near Harvard
Two people were killed and a third person was flown to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash sent one car colliding into a house and catching fire on the border of Harvard and Walworth. The Harvard Fire Protection and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:48 p.m. Friday to the area of Route 14 and […]