A police officer and a 65-year-old woman were hospitalized after the woman smashed into the rear of a Fox Lake police car while it was on a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that the crash happened around 1:55 p.m. on Rollins Road near Maple Avenue in Fox Lake. A gray […]
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Grayslake police officer who struck two women with car ruled at fault
The Grayslake police officer who struck and injured two women in a crosswalk with his patrol vehicle has been ruled at fault but will not be cited, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Grayslake Police Department Deputy Chief Jeff Myrha said that the crash happened around 1:11 a.m. Thursday at Center Street and Seymour Avenue. […]
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Two women injured after being struck by police car in downtown Grayslake
Two women in a crosswalk were struck by a Grayslake police car and injured after being thrown to the ground from the impact early Thursday morning. Grayslake Police Department Deputy Chief Jeff Myrha said that the crash happened around 1:11 a.m. at Center Street and Seymour Avenue. A Grayslake police officer driving in a marked […]
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Two injured, including Illinois State Trooper after three-vehicle crash in Deerfield
An Illinois State Trooper and another person were hospitalized with minor injuries Tuesday morning after a three-vehicle crash in Deerfield, officials said. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Department and Deerfield Police Department responded around 9:24 a.m. Tuesday to Deerfield Road and Warrington Road for a three-vehicle crash. Illinois State Police Spokeswoman Elizabeth Clausing said that a preliminary […]
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Boy riding bicycle injured after being hit by McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in Crystal Lake
A 14-year-old boy riding his bicycle was hospitalized after being struck by a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in Crystal Lake on Saturday. The Crystal Lake Police Department and the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 3:40 p.m. Saturday to Route 176 and Route 31 in Crystal Lake for a bicyclist struck by a […]
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Police: Woman repeatedly rammed squad car, drove through CVS building in Zion
A drunk driver rammed a police squad car almost 10 times before ramming her car three times into a CVS store in Zion, causing significant damage. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Friday to a report of a drunk driver weaving in the roadway, crossing the center lines and […]
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2 injured after drunk driver slams into two police cars in McHenry
Two people were injured after a drunk driver slammed into the rear of two McHenry police cars that were investigating a car accident on Route 120 Sunday morning, authorities said. McHenry Police Department Deputy Chief Thomas Walsh said that two police cars were investigating a car accident in the 5200 block of Route 120 in […]
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Wauconda police car struck by drunk driver
A Wauconda police car was struck Wednesday evening by a 55-year-old Fox Lake woman who was intoxicated, police said. The Wauconda Police Department said that Wauconda Police Officer Peter Bognar was assisting the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on a traffic stop on northbound Route 12 south of Bonner Road. Jane Fitzsimmons, 55, of Fox Lake, […]
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Man cited after crash involving unmarked McHenry police car
A Wonder Lake man was cited by police after a crash involving an unmarked McHenry police car on Monday. Shane O. Williams, 46, of Wonder Lake, was cited with failure to yield and operating an uninsured motor vehicle, the Northwest Herald reported. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. at Route 120 and Crystal Lake Road […]