Fire/Rescue/EMS Notebook

Palatine: Head-on Crash Involving School Bus on Hicks Rd; 1 Injured in Car, No Students Injured

Thu Sep 8, 2011 09:18 am Cardinal News

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:55 a.m. Thursday to a head-on crash involving a school bus in the 1000 block of Hicks Road (numeric unconfirmed). Police arrived first and relayed that the bus driver […]

Crash with Injuries at Windsor and Valley Lane

Thu Sep 8, 2011 09:13 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police responded about 7:50 a.m. Thursday to a crash at Windsor and Valley Lane. At least on person was injured and transported to Northwest Community Hospital. Heavy damage to one of the vehicles […]

Man Rescued by Firefighters: Car in the Pond in Front of Maggiano’s Little Italy, Schaumburg

Sat Sep 3, 2011 09:24 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Scene at Maggiano’s Saturday night where a man accidentally backed his car into a pond. Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:41 p.m. Saturday to a report of a driver in the pond in […]

Marcin Minpsuj Dies 1 Month After Buffalo Grove Woman Texts and Drives, and Crashes Into Him While He’s Changing Tire

Fri Sep 2, 2011 04:25 pm Cardinal News

Marcin Minpsuj, of Hawthorn Woods, who was hit by a car driven by a woman who distracted by a cell phone, died at Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital on Thursday afternoon, September […]

Vehicle vs. Bicycle Incident at Palatine Rd Near Windsor Rd

Fri Sep 2, 2011 01:43 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:37 p.m. Friday to vehicle vs. bicycle incident on westbound Palatine Road frontage road east of Windsor. Police received a report that a 25-year-old male victim was struck […]

VIDEO: Des Moines Police Rescue 2 People from Burning SUV in Fatal Crash at Southeast 14th St & Hartford Ave

Fri Sep 2, 2011 01:08 pm Cardinal News

Des Moines, Iowa police just released dramatic dashcam video that shows officers pulling people out from a burning car rolled on its side during a fatal crash early Sunday, August 28, 2011. Des Moines police […]

Paramedics at Palatine High: Two Calls in 10 Minutes, 1 Related to Heat

Thu Sep 1, 2011 02:42 pm Cardinal News

Palatine firefighter/paramedics and Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:47 p.m. and 1:54 p.m. Thursday to Palatine High School, 1111 North Rohlwing Road for two calls for help within ten minutes — a medical call and […]

Metra Train #659 Stopped: Train vs. Pedestrian Incident at Rohlwing Rd and Union Pacific Tracks

Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:05 pm Cardinal News

Union Pacific Northwest Line Trains Stopped After Pedestrian Incident Rolling Meadows and Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:34 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a train vs. pedestrian incident at the Union Pacific railroad […]

Car vs. Motorcycle Crash River Road and Kensington Road

Wed Aug 31, 2011 04:47 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Car vs. motorcycle crash injured at least two at River Road and Kensington Road. Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics and Des Plaines firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday to a car vs. motorcycle crash […]

Justin McBride, of Lake Villa, Killed on Route 59, Ingleside

Tue Aug 30, 2011 01:51 am Cardinal News

View Larger Map View of eastbound Route 59 (Grand Avenue) at Ridge Avenue/Wilson Road. Motorcyclist Justin McBride, 29, of Lake Villa was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday night at Route 59 and Wilson Road […]

Margaret Simons, Suzanne Thomson Killed By Drunk Driver, Joseph Slattery, Near Peotone on U.S. 45

Tue Aug 30, 2011 01:34 am Cardinal News

Joseph Slattery, 25, of Mokena was charged with six counts of aggravated driving under the influence after a head-on crash just before 8:00 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 45 one-half mile south of south of Route […]

4-Car Rollover Crash at Rand Road Entrance to Northpoint, Just East of Arlington Heights Rd

Mon Aug 29, 2011 07:27 pm Cardinal News

Video: Scene after four-car rollover crash near Northpoint Shopping Center with one injured Monday evening, August 29, 2011. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:02 p.m. Monday to a four-car crash at Rand Road […]

Zofia E. Strzalkowski, 58, Killed in Pin-In Crash on Sanders Ct Near Bordeaux Ct

Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:54 am Cardinal News

Northbrook police and firefighter/paramedics responded just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday to crash with entrapment on Sanders Road near Bordeaux Court. Firefighters confirmed they were working an extrication rescue for a crash involving three vehicles. It’s […]

Three-Vehicle Crash Involving Semi-Trailer Causes Pickup Truck to Rollover

Thu Aug 25, 2011 07:41 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Three-vehicle crash involving a semi-trailer that hit a pickup truck and caused it to rollover. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:50 a.m. to three-vehicle crash with a rollover of a pickup truck […]

Hit-and-Run Dundee Rd, West of Route 53: Cook County Sheriff Alerts Area Police

Mon Aug 22, 2011 04:40 pm Cardinal News

UPDATE: Vehicle discovered in Buffalo Grove about 6:20 p.m. Suspect in custody. Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department alerted area police departments of a hit-and-run crash that occurred on westbound Dundee Road, west of Route 53. […]

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