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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Driver arrested after crashing into police squad car in Lake Forest
Officials say a driver was arrested after crashing into a police squad car in Lake Forest early Sunday morning, leaving the officer with minor injuries. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Sunday at Westleigh Road and Valley Road, according to Lake Forest Deputy Police Chief Rob Copeland. Copeland told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that […]
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2 transported to hospital after alleged drunk driver hits police squad car in Harvard
A 23-year-old man was charged with driving under the influence after he struck a police squad car in Harvard, causing himself and the officer to be transported to the hospital for evaluation. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Byrnes said the sheriff’s office responded to the intersection of Route 14 and Blackman Street in Harvard around […]
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Lake Villa police car struck by Metra train while responding to emergency call
Authorities say that a police squad car was struck by a Metra train after the officer attempted to drive around the crossing gate in Lake Villa Friday evening. Lake Villa Police Chief Rochelle Tisinai said in a statement to Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the crash happened around 5:45 p.m. Friday. A Lake Villa […]
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Video released shows drunk driver crashing head-on into police car in Wauconda
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Newly released video shows a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Route 12 in Wauconda and hitting a police squad car as the officer tries to stop the driver from crashing into other motorists. Wauconda Police […]