An Illinois State Police trooper was injured in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday morning, January 11, 2025 in suburban South Barrington near Hoffman Estates (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ
An Illinois State Police trooper, who was assisting a Cook County Sheriff’s deputy on a traffic stop or motorist assist beginning about 9:32 a.m., suffered severe injuries when a motorist driving a black pickup truck crashed into his police vehicle 10 minutes later near the intersection of Route 59 and Higgins Road at the border of South Barrington and Hoffman Estates, and near the The Aboretum shopping center.
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Some news reports indicate the trooper’s vehicle was responding and passing through the intersection when it was struck. The trooper was actually on scene about 10 minutes when the trooper’s vehicle was struck. It has not been confirmed whether the trooper was re-positioning or stationary at the scene when he was hit.
The Illinois State Police trooper pulled up to the traffic stop or motorist that was underway with a Cook County Sheriff’s vehicle. The Illinois State Police SUV with the trooper inside his vehicle was sideswiped by a black Toyota Tacoma at about 9:42 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2025 in a crash that involved five vehicles. After the first collision, three more vehicles were damaged in subsequent collisions.

Firefighters and paramedics from East Dundee and Countryside Fire Protection District responded at 9:42 a.m. to the crash scene at the intersection of Route 72 (Higgins Road) and Route 59. Firefighters and paramedics upon arrival discovered the injured trooper trapped in his wrecked patrol SUV, and began treatment and extrication. The trooper was extricated from his police vehicle at about 10:12 a.m. The trooper was transported to Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, where he was listed in critical condition.
Two patients from other vehicles were sent to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
The Illinois State Police vehicle was totaled.
The crash remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
Firefighters and paramedics from East Dundee and Carpentersville were assigned, and police officers from South Barrington were also assigned to the scene.
Northbound and Southbound Route 59 were closed during rescue and investigation at the crash scene.



An Illinois State Police trooper’s squad car was struck while assisting another crash Saturday at Route 59 and Higgins Road in Barrington, ISP said (ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ
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An Illinois State Police trooper is recovering in the hospital after he was injured in a crash while responding to a call in the northwest suburbs on Saturday morning (WGN News). YouTube Tips ⓘ