3 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Beach Park
The driver of a GMC Acadia sideswiped a school bus and a Ford Focus, before hitting two other cars in oncoming traffic.
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The driver of a GMC Acadia sideswiped a school bus and a Ford Focus, before hitting two other cars in oncoming traffic.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the Prius, driven by a 28-year-old Des Plaines woman, was heading eastbound on Algonquin Road approaching Leslie Lane when she hit the back of a Volvo semi-truck.
Illinois State Police are investigating.
Chicago police said the officers were responding to a call for service in a marked vehicle heading northbound on Central Avenue when they lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over in the street.
It is unclear what led the driver to lose control of the car.
A Chicago firefighter was hurt when his vehicle was struck Thursday night as he responded to a car fire on I-57, CFD officials said.
Ramps from both directors of the Dan Ryan feed and merge onto the outbound Stevenson, making for traffic jams in multiple directions.
Police said the driver responsible for the crash ran off, leaving the car at the scene of the crash.
Lake Forest police said a Mazda sedan was speeding northbound on Route 41 when the driver veered off the roadway, causing a rollover north of Deerpath Road.
Maria Ochoa Flores, 84, was run over when two cars collided in a Garfield Ridge neighborhood intersection this past Saturday.
ISP said that on Thursday, May 22, the Country Club Hills Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by two suspects who were wanted for theft.
Chicago police say a patrol car with two officers was heading south on Cicero, with lights and sirens activated, when it hit a Hyundai that was turning onto Cicero.
The driver of the silver car was cited. Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.
According to Illinois State Police, two vehicles were involved in a crash near Illinois Route 53 around 4:50 a.m.
Chicago police said that a Nissan Versa, driven by a 25-year-old man, was heading northbound on DuSable Lake Shore Drive when it rear-ended a Honda HR-V, driven by a 64-year-old man, and then rear-ended a Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by a 43-year-old man.
According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, the Jeep driver said he did not see the Romero and began to turn left in front of it, causing the two to collide.
The car crashed into a home around 2 a.m. in the 4100 block of North Kostner Avenue.
At least one person was in custody after a car crashed into a house early Saturday in the Irving Park neighborhood in Chicago, following a chase from northwest suburban Park City.
Des Plaines police said a driver was injured, and also arrested, after crashing his car into a home.
A 70-year-old golfer was injured when an enraged driver careened onto the Billy Caldwell Golf Course Monday evening.
The other driver was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
Chicago police said the 56-year-old man was driving a Buick LaCrosse heading southbound on Western when he lost control and hit a pole.
Chicago police said a 22-year-old woman was driving a Ford Focus westbound on Archer when two riders on electric scooters drove in front of it.
The La Porte Sheriff's Office announced that Shawn Wesly Russell Akison, 41, of Romeoville, was charged with criminal recklessness in the four-vehicle crash at US 20 and Fail Road.
Around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, 28-year-old Makaio Bartley crashed into a concrete wall at Naval Station Great Lakes, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
