The SUV on the left was being driven erratically and driving at an excessive speed on the wrong side of Milwaukee when it collided with the other vehicles. Larry Shapiro photo
Four people were injured in a three-car collision Friday night in front of 21661 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Lincolnshire. Police reported seeing a car driving at a high rate of speed southbound on Milwaukee Avenue in the northbound lanes where he hit two cars. The collision required the passenger in one of the three cars to be extricated. Lincolnshire was on the scene with all on-duty companies including all three ambulances. Long Grove was requested as a fourth ambulance to the scene.
A Jeep SUV and a sedan were traveling northbound on Milwaukee Avenue when they were struck by a Honda CRV driving on the wrong side of the street. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk went to the scene but both arrived after the injured had been transported to area hospitals. The Chicago Tribune reports that:
Four people were injured when a car speeding in the wrong lane passed a cop and ran into two vehicles Friday night in Lincolnshire, according to police.
Police received multiple 911 calls about 8:50 p.m. for a reckless driver.
Police say a Honda CRV hit street signs on Half Day Road in Lincolnshire before heading south on Milwaukee Avenue.
The CRV passed a Lincolnshire police officer near Aptakisic Road at a high rate of speed and collided with a Toyota and a Jeep, police said.
One person is in critical condition with life threatening injuries …
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD personnel survey the crash site after the patients have been transported to area hospitals. Larry Shapiro photo
The driver of this car was able to free himself but the front seat passenger who was listed in critical condition was trapped in the wreckage. Larry Shapiro photo
The driver of this car was reported to have struck a street sign in Buffalo Grove prior to being spotted in the wrong lane on Milwaukee Avenue by a Lincolnshire police sergeant who witnessed the collision. Larry Shapiro photo
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Squad 51 had a line off with multiple tools working to free the trapped occupant of one car. The light tower provided illumination for the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
Additional images from the scene can be found HERE.
