A driver has been cited after a semi-truck allegedly ran a red light and struck another semi-truck, leaving one person injured and causing a large fuel spill on Route 12 in Volo. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 12:14 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 12 and Volo Village […]
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Semi-truck rolls over onto Route 14 and causes heavy delays near Route 47 intersection in Woodstock
A section of Route 14 near Route 47 in Woodstock has been closed for hours after a semi-tractor-trailer truck rolled over onto its side near the busy intersection Monday morning. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 9:38 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Route 14 and Route 47 in Woodstock. Woodstock […]
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No injuries after container breaks off semi-truck, rolls over on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth
Police shut down part of Interstate 94 near Wadsworth for several hours after a container on a semi-truck broke free and rolled over, spilling its contents Monday morning. The Illinois State Police received a call around 11:05 a.m. Monday for a rollover crash on Interstate 94 near mile marker 1.25. District 15 troopers responded and […]
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Coroner identifies 26-year-old man killed in head-on crash with semi-truck on Route 41 in Wadsworth
The coroner’s office has identified a 26-year-old man who died on Monday after he drove the wrong way on Route 41 in Wadsworth and struck a semi-truck head-on. An autopsy showed that Joshua Brumfield, 26, of Chicago, died as a result of multiple traumatic injuries from a vehicle collision, according to Lake County Chief Deputy […]
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26-year-old man killed after head-on crash with semi-truck on Route 41 in Wadsworth
Officials say a 26-year-old man was killed after he drove his sedan in the wrong lanes of Route 41 in Wadsworth and struck a semi-truck head-on late Monday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 11:30 p.m. Monday to Route 41 north of Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth for a […]
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No injuries after semi-truck drives off Interstate 94, lands in pond near Libertyville
A driver and his two dogs escaped without injury after a semi-truck pulling a tractor-trailer drove off Interstate 94 into a retention pond near Libertyville Monday evening. The Libertyville Fire Department, Lake Forest Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 9 p.m. Monday to Interstate 94 just north of Atkinson Road near Libertyville and […]
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No injuries after semi-truck carrying large load rolls over in Long Grove
A semi-truck carrying large steel coils rolled over on Route 53 in Long Grove Friday morning, causing traffic delays for several hours, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 10:45 a.m. Friday to Lake Cook Road and Route 53 (Hicks Road) in Long Grove. Sheriff’s deputies found […]
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Woman dies in hospital nearly a month after car, semi-truck crash on Route 12 in Lake Zurich
An 85-year-old woman died last weekend in the hospital after she suffered multiple injuries in a crash with a semi-truck in Lake Zurich last month, the medical examiner said. Eugenia Economos, 85, of Lake Zurich, died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge Sunday evening, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The […]
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Firefighters extricate injured driver after car, semi-truck crash on Route 12 in Lake Zurich
An 80-year-old woman suffered multiple injuries and had to be extricated from her vehicle after she crashed into a semi-truck in Lake Zurich Wednesday morning. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire/Rescue Department responded around 8:34 a.m. Wednesday to Route 12 and Cuba Road for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. […]