3 children, 2 adults injured in Woodstock, Illinois crash
The Woodstock Police Department was investigating the crash Sunday night.
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The Woodstock Police Department was investigating the crash Sunday night.
Chicago police said a semi-truck, driven by a 54-year-old man, was traveling northbound on Ashland when it hit the rear passenger side of an ambulance.
The trooper was going through the intersection of Route 59 and Higgins Road with his lights and sirens on, when another vehicle hit his squad car.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, identified as a 35-year-old man, died from his injuries.
The driver of the struck vehicle later died at the hospital. Their passenger, only described as a juvenile, suffered serious injuries.
Police said a car traveling on Southwest Highway hit another vehicle traveling on Cicero Avenue, sending the second vehicle into a vacant storefront.
The victim, identified as Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake, Illinois, was taken to Advocate Good Shepard Hospital in Barrington, where he died.
Police said the driver was headed north on Interstate 94 near Winnetka Road, when they hit a concrete dividing barrier.
State police said troopers responded to the scene for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a school bus.
Troopers and fire crews responded to the scene, finding four vehicles involved in the crash.
It is unclear if slick road conditions caused the crash or if anyone was hurt.
Chicago police said the victim was driving a Hyundai SUV heading westbound on Garfield at a high rate of speed when she hit a median and then a tree before being ejected from the vehicle.
Schererville police said an officer working an extra-duty assignment at the Up Your Alley bowling alley in the 1000 block of Indianapolis Boulevard was alerted to a large group of individuals causing a disturbance inside after being asked to leave by management.
Three southbound were shut down just before 6 p.m.
Two people were taken to a local area hospital with injuries. Their ages and genders were not released.
Witnesses reported seeing the Jeep swerve into two lanes before driving off the roadway, into a yard and then into the home.
Chicago police said a 20-year-old man driving a white Chevy SUV was heading southbound on Elston Avenue when he sideswiped a taxi and hit a light pole.
No citations were issued in the crash. The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
Video showed the car involved in the crash wrapped around a pole.
The crash happened around 5:43 a.m. in the 2500 block of West North Avenue.
Police said a car was used to enter a Game Stop store, leaving broken glass and toppled merchandise.
Vincente Rodriguez, 20, of Aurora, Illinois, was charged with three felony counts of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle.
So far in 2024, there have been 25 Scott's Law-related crashes with 12 of those troopers hurt.
The driver was the only person in the vehicle and wasn't seriously hurt.
Around 12:45 a.m., a state police trooper's squad car was parked in the right lane of I-55 southbound at Route 83 with its emergency lights activated.
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