Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A Ford SUV ran into the back of a dump truck on I-80 around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The Illinois State Police and Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed at least one person died in the crash.
UPDATED (6:53 p.m. Wednesday, May 8) A two-vehicle crash on I-80, near Harlem Avenue, killed at least one person Wednesday afternoon, according to the Illinois State Police. A report on the accident was still being worked on, and no details were available concerning the person killed, the state police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office could only confirm that there was fatality from the accident. READ: Accident Near LaGrange Road on I-80 Backs Up Traffic At least one other person was injured, according to the Sun-Times Media Group. The crash, which happened around 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, was caused by a Ford SUV rear-ending a dump truck, leaving one of the drivers trapped, the report said. The eastbound lanes of traffic …
Southbound Interstate 355 at Interstate 80 is backed up too. Illinois State Police report traffic backups.
Illinois State Police report an accident about 3:30 p.m. today in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 at LaGrange Road in Mokena. There is no information about injuries. The eastbound lanes of traffic on I-80 are open, but traffic is slow, ISP said. Shortly thereafter traffic backups southbound on Interstate 355 near Intersate 80 in New Lenox are to blame for a problem with two semi-trucks, ISP say. Traffic is moving at a slow pace, according to police.
Monday, March 18, 2013
One person was taken to the hospital as a precaution Monday morning, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
Slippery sheens of ice coating roadways Monday morning led to four separate vehicle accidents, involving 12 total cars, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Two vehicles rolled over, while two other accidents occurred involving five vehicles each between 6:30 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. near LaGrange Road and Route 83, sheriff's office spokesperson Sophia Ansari wrote in an email. One person was taken to a hospital as a precaution, according to Ansari. "Everything should be cleared by now and the bridge has been salted," Ansari wrote. The National Weather Service reported that a mix of light freezing rain and snow would lead to hazardous driving conditions, and a weather advisory for the area will be held until 11 a.m. Monday. According …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Orland Park police reports, Dec. 1-10
MONDAY, DEC. 10 Police were called to Whole Foods about a retail theft around 7:45 p.m. Security said a man was seen hiding two containers of fish oil pills in his sleeves before leaving the store without paying, police said. The pills are worth $103.98, according to the report. Spiro K. Manasses, 66, of the 9400 block of 86th Court in Hickory Hills, was charged with retail theft. SUNDAY, DEC. 9 Police were called about a possible accident near 158th Street and Harlem Avenue around 3:30 a.m. A car was found with front end damage, and a man and woman were walking near the car, police said. The woman was identified as the driver, police smelled alcohol on her breath and she failed field sobriety tests, according to the report. Police saw …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Orland Park firefighters dealt with two unrelated incidents less than 30 minutes apart on 159th Street: The first was a car fire, followed by a two-vehicle accident with minor injuries.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Crews from the Orland Park Fire Protection District spent quite a bit of time on 159th Street late Saturday morning, taking care of a car fire and an unrelated, two-vehicle crash that slowed down traffic for about a half hour, a fire official said. Crews were initally called at 11:13 a.m. to take care of a small fire in the engine compartment of a vehicle in the median of the 7800 block of 159th Street, said Battalion Chief William Bonnar. In fact, one of the responding units was a block away at a community event at Home Depot when a witness informed the crew about the fire, Bonnar said. No one was injured from the fire, but traffic needed to be diverted so firefighters could extinguish the blaze, Bonnar said. Less than 30 minutes later, …
Friday, October 26, 2012
A 55-year-old Oak Forest man was hospitalized in critical condition after a collision with an SUV Friday near the intersection of 143rd Street and John Humphrey Drive.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
UPDATED: 3:21 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 An accident between a motorcycle and a car that closed down the intersection of 143rd Street and John Humphrey Drive for a few hours early Friday evening left the motorcyclist seriously injured and hospitalized in critical condition, according to a police official. A 55-year-old Oak Forest man was traveling on his motorcycle eastbound in the 9200 block of 143rd Street when a Lexus SUV pulled out in front of the cycle at around 3:30 p.m., said Orland Park Police Cmdr. John Keating said in an email Saturday. The man was seriously injured and brought to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, Keating said in the email, adding that the Orland Park woman driving the SUV was not …
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Police say no initial indication that alcohol was involved with the crash that also included people from Tinley, Lemont and Mokena.
A Frankfort girl died from injuries after a two-vehicle accident in Orland Park Friday night, while another teen was injured but later released from care. Julie Gorczynski, 17, of Frankfort was pronounced dead after being taken to Palos Community Hospital. A 17-year-old girl from Mokena was driving a 1997 Jeep Cherokee in which Gorczynski was riding at the time of the crash, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where she was later released after being treated. Gorczynski graduated from Lincoln-Way North High School this year. She would have turned 18 on June 16. At least three Orland Fire Protection District vehicles responded to the crash at 135th Street and 88th Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Friday night. According to scanner …
Mike
8:12 am on Saturday, May 11, 2013
Sweetheart, there aren't any State Troopers...ask the politicians why. The State Police has lost 30% of its force with retirements and new hires aren't on pace to replace them. As you can see, the do more with less approach isn't working. Some Troopers may have as much as a 50 mile patrol in areas now. If a Trooper gets tied up on an arrest or an incident, that means he/she isn't there to patrol … more ›