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 […]
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‘Could have been deadly’: Drunk driver slams head-on into Wauconda police car carrying police canine
A Wauconda police squad car carrying a police canine was struck head-on by a repeat drunk driving offender on Route 12 in Wauconda early Sunday morning, causing the officer to sustain injuries. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. Heather Cognac said Officer Jon Finze and his canine partner, Badger, were searching for a wrong-way driver on Route […]
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Bicyclist hospitalized after being struck by Algonquin police squad car
No citations were issued after an Algonquin police officer struck and injured a bicyclist that was crossing the street in Algonquin Thursday afternoon, officials said. The incident happened around 12:15 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of South Main Street and Division Street in Algonquin, according to the Algonquin Police Department. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Dennis […]
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Driver cited after hitting Lake Forest police car on Route 41, officials say
A driver was cited for violating Scott’s Law after they struck a police squad car as the officer was checking on a broken-down car in Lake Forest early Saturday morning. The incident happened around 12:15 a.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of Route 41 south of Gage Lane in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department […]
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Two police officers hospitalized after squad involved in two-car crash in Hebron
Two police officers and a woman were hospitalized after an unmarked squad car collided with an SUV in Hebron Sunday evening. The Hebron Police Department and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 6:53 p.m. Sunday to Route 173 and Route 47 in Hebron for a vehicle crash with injuries. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Byrnes […]
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Police officer hospitalized after truck strikes his squad car in Waukegan
A police officer suffered injuries and was transported to the hospital after a driver crashed their pickup truck into his squad car in Waukegan Friday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department said a Waukegan police officer was in his marked squad car on westbound Grand Avenue just east of Lewis Avenue. The officer was stopped in […]
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Drunk driver charged with hitting police car, fleeing scene in Waukegan
A drunk driver was arrested after he struck a police car and fled the scene, leading officers on a chase in Waukegan Monday evening, authorities said. The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. Monday at Washington Street and Sheridan Road in Waukegan, according to Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy injured in three-vehicle crash in Mundelein
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was transported to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash near Mundelein Friday evening, authorities said. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Friday on Route 83 near Creekwood Drive in unincorporated Mundelein. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that a vehicle traveling northbound was stopped waiting to turn left […]
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Speeding drunk driver crashed into Waukegan police car, injuring officer, authorities say
A woman, who was speeding and ‘highly intoxicated,’ was charged after she slammed her vehicle into a Waukegan police car early Sunday morning, injuring the officer inside. Alisha Smith, 35, of the 2900 block of Willow Lane in Zion, was charged with criminal damage to government property, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with […]