For the second time in a week, a box truck has hit the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge in Long Grove. It is the 42nd time the bridge has been hit in recent years. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that deputies responded around 2:15 p.m. Monday to […]
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Driver cited after truck hits Robert Parker Coffin Bridge for 41st time in Long Grove
The historic bridge in Long Grove remains closed and a driver has been cited after a box truck hit the bridge on Monday. Police say it marks the 41st time the bridge has been hit. A 15-foot white Chevrolet box truck hit the bridge at Robert Parker Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove […]
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Box truck heavily damaged after hitting historic bridge in Long Grove; bridge has been hit over 30 times
A box truck was heavily damaged after it hit the historic bridge in Long Grove Monday afternoon. The bridge has been hit over 30 times now. The white Chevrolet box truck hit the bridge, located at Robert Parker Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove, around 1 p.m. Monday. The truck appeared to be […]
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Historic Long Grove Covered Bridge hit by vehicle for over 30th time
A box truck hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge and became stuck Saturday morning. The bridge has been hit over 30 times now, police said. The U-Haul truck hit the bridge, located at Robert Parker Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove, around 9:15 a.m. Saturday. The truck was traveling eastbound on Robert […]
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Truck hits Long Grove Covered Bridge, marking more than 20 times historic bridge has been struck
It took several hours to remove a box truck that hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge and became stuck Thursday afternoon, police said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened around 12:25 a.m. Thursday. The driver of a U-Haul truck, which had a height […]
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Historic Long Grove Covered Bridge hit once again by box truck
A box truck hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge on Thursday, police said. It is approximately the 20th time a vehicle has struck the bridge in a year. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to the area of Robert Park Coffin Road and Schaeffer Road in Long Grove for a […]
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U-Haul truck heavily damaged after hitting Long Grove Covered Bridge; 14th time bridge has been struck
A U-Haul truck hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge on Friday and became stuck, police said. It is at least the 14th time a vehicle has struck the bridge in less than a year. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:25 p.m. Friday to the area of Robert Park Coffin Road and Schaeffer […]
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For the 13th time since August, a vehicle struck the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge
For the 13th time since August, a vehicle has hit the historic Long Grove Covered Bridge. This time, it was a box truck and a bystander caught the crash on video. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday on Robert Parker Coffin Road near Schaeffer Road in Long Grove, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s […]
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Drivers of school bus and box truck issued numerous citations after damaging Long Grove Covered Bridge
The drivers of a school bus and a box truck, who both hit and damaged the Long Grove Covered Bridge following its grand reopening, have been issued numerous citations, police said. The bus driver, identified as Wendy Guzman, 42, of Chicago, was cited for disobeying a traffic control device (posted – no trucks/buses on bridge), […]