Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded Monday evening, September 15, 2025 to a report of a crash involving an e-bike and a pickup truck at Reuter Drive and Grove Street in Arlington Heights. The 16 year-old operator of the e-bike died following the crash. The Arlington Heights Police Department closed Grove Street near the crash scene for an on-scene investigation, and is continuing to investigate the fatal traffic crash that occurred at the intersection of South Reuter Drive and West Grove Street on Monday, September 15th, 2025 around 7:28 p.m.
A caller to 9-1-1 reported an e-bicycle and rider struck a gray, 2021 Ford F150 pick-up truck. The operator of the e-bicycle, later identified as a 16 year-old male from Mount Prospect, was reported unconscious. Arlington Heights police, firefighters and paramedics arrived on-scene and discovered the e-bicycle operator with traumatic injuries. Arlington Heights Fire Department paramedics immediately assessed the teen e-biker and began advanced lifesaving efforts.
The 16 year-old teen e-bicyclist was transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge due to the level of serious and traumatic injuries, and was pronounced dead at 10:06 p.m. The driver, and sole occupant of the truck, was uninjured, according to the Arlington Heights Police Department.
The identity of the e-bicyclist was not initially released. The immediate family of the e-bicycle operator was notified, according to the Arlington Heights Police Department. The Arlington Heights Police Department is not releasing any further identifying information until the family has had the opportunity to make further notifications.
Preliminary investigation revealed the e-bicycle operator was traveling northbound on Reuter Drive approaching the intersection with Grove Street. The motorist in the Ford F-150 was driving eastbound on Grove Street approaching Reuter Drive. The e-bicycle and rider entered the intersection, striking the Ford F-150 in the rear passenger door at a high rate of speed. The operator was not wearing a helmet. The intersection is controlled by a stop sign for Reuter Drive, with no traffic controls on Grove Street. The initial investigation suggests the operator of the e-bicycle disobeyed the stop sign, entering the intersection at a speed estimated by witnesses between 30-40 miles per hour. There was no suspicion of impairment for the driver of the Ford F150. Grove Street was closed, and remained closed for an extended period for evidence collection and scene investigation. The Arlington Heights Police Department’s Traffic Crash Investigators, Reconstructionist Specialists and Forensic Technicians continue the investigation.
There were no braking skid marks visible from the e-bike or the pickup truck. The e-bike came to rest about 20 feet from the stop sign into the intersection near the southeast corner of the intersection.
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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