A sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized with serious injuries after a pickup truck allegedly ran a stop sign in Waukegan and crashed into the squad, which was responding to a 911 call. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a battery in progress around 6:10 p.m. Sunday near Green Bay Road and Wadsworth Road […]
Tag: police involved crash
Posted inLocal News
Zion man charged with drunk driving after crashing into Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Beach Park
A Zion man was arrested after authorities say he drove drunk and crashed into the rear of a Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Beach Park Sunday evening. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop around 8:20 p.m. Sunday at Lewis Avenue and Wadsworth Road in Beach Park. The emergency lights on the […]
Posted inLocal News
Suspects who stole high-end cars from Barrington dealership also stole, totaled police squad car
A group of suspects who stole high-end cars from a Barrington car dealership over the weekend also stole a responding officer’s police squad and totaled it after crashing the vehicle. The Barrington Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Sunday to the Motor Werks, located at 1475 South Barrington Road in Barrington. Several vehicles were stolen […]
Posted inLocal News
2 charged after suspects steal high-end cars in Barrington, ram into police car and cause 4 crashes
Two have been charged after multiple high-end cars were stolen from a car dealership in Barrington, which resulted in four separate crashes, including a police car that was rammed. The Barrington Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Sunday to the Motor Werks, located at 1475 South Barrington Road in Barrington. Several vehicles were stolen from […]
Posted inLocal News
Lawsuit alleges Zion police officer blew stop sign, causing rollover crash that left 3 injured in Zion
Two victims have filed a lawsuit against the City of Zion after they claim that a police officer failed to yield at a stop sign and crashed into their vehicle, leaving three injured. Attorney Craig Sandberg filed the lawsuit last month in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of Devin Petersen, a Kenosha County resident, […]
Posted inLocal News
No citations issued after police officer crashes into parked car in Lake in the Hills
No citations were issued after a police officer struck a parked car while leaving the scene of a call in Lake in the Hills, authorities said. Lake in the Hills Police Department Public Information Officer Amanda Schmitt said a police officer was leaving a call around 6:05 p.m. Saturday. The call was in the 100 […]
Posted inLocal News
Officer, 2 others injured after crash involving squad car and SUV in Zion
A police officer and two others were hospitalized after a squad car responding to a call was involved in a crash with another vehicle in Zion, officials said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Ari Briskman told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Thursday. A Zion police officer was traveling southbound […]
Posted inLocal News
Officer ‘severely’ injured after squad collides with car while responding to call in Lincolnshire
A police officer was severely injured after his squad car collided with another vehicle while responding to an emergency call in Lincolnshire, officials said. The Lincolnshire Police Department and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 6:29 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Route 22 and Route 21 in Lincolnshire for a report of a vehicle […]
Posted inLocal News
Round Lake man charged with fleeing after crashing into police car, injuring officer in Waukegan
A Round Lake man who crashed into a police squad car, injuring an officer, and fled the scene was arrested in Waukegan after he tried ditching a loaded handgun, authorities said. A Waukegan police sergeant was in the area of the 1900 block of Grand Avenue in Waukegan around 4 p.m. Saturday. The sergeant notified […]