1 dead after car hits tree and bursts into flames in Woodstock
As firefighters were putting out the fire, the car's gas tank exploded.
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As firefighters were putting out the fire, the car's gas tank exploded.
One person was killed Monday evening in a fiery crash in Woodstock, Illinois.
The homeowner, who did not want to be identified, said his wife was the only one home at the time of the crash and was injured as a result.
The trooper returned to their squad car, which was then hit in the rear by a Lincoln SUV that failed to move over.
The spokesperson says several other people were hurt, but police didn't specify how many were injured.
The car was implicated in the carjacking of another Nissan.
Lake County Sheriff's police said, around 1:05 a.m., officers responded to a crash between a Dodge Ram pickup truck and a semi-trailer truck in the 11400 block of Wicker Avenue in unincorporated Lake County near St. John.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 312-745-4521.
Preliminary reports indicated one of the vehicles was traveling southbound in the northbound lane of Route 41.
Two heavily-damaged cars were sitting in the middle of the roadway, while a third vehicle — a Jeep — sustained minor damage.
Firefighters had to use special equipment to cut another person out of the car.
Glenview police officer Robert Fryc served with the department since 2007.
The crash happened in the inbound lanes of I-290 near Morgan Street around 4 a.m.
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The vehicle could not maneuver a turn and crashed into a utility pole, police said.
Around 2 a.m., a car crashed into a retention pond near 135th Street and Archer Avenue near Lemont.
Cell phone video posted online shows two young men grabbing personal belongings from a crashed SUV before getting into a red car and driving off.
It's unclear what led to both crashes and the identities of the victims were not released.
It is unclear what led to the crashes. State police said that both remain under investigation.
State police confirmed the crash was fatal, and a medical helicopter was called to the scene.
A Skokie fire department captain said four people were involved in the crash, and crews had to pull two people from the cars.
The crash happened near Howard Street and Lincoln Avenue, leaving a damaged SUV and sending a silver car off the road.
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