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 […]