Riverwoods police and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighter/paramedics and Deerfield-Bannockburn firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:25 a.m. Friday December 1, 2017 near 845 Saunders Road near the Riverwoods Police station and near the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD fire station. One person was injured in the single-vehicle rollover crash, which was also located about one-half mile west of the Tri-State Tollway and Deerfield Road interchange. Friday morning in north suburban Riverwoods.
The crash involved a hazard with a broken utility pole, and ComEd was immediately called to the scene. A power outage was also reported in the area.
The vehicle rollover crash occurred about 6:15 a.m. The vehicle collided with a telephone pole and turned on it’s side — almost upside down — near Saunders Road and Riverwoods Road. The crash might not have been immediately discovered, and the driver was trapped inside the vehicle. The force of the crash snapped a main wood utility pole, causing the upper part of the pole to be suspended by the power lines. A road sign for Saunders Road and a stop sign were also destroyed.
The driver, a male patient, was extricated from the vehicle by 6:42 a.m., and was transported to a hospital by Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighter/paramedics. His injuries did not initially appear to be life threatening.
Riverwoods vehicle upside down in a tree. Power line pole and street sign pole split in half. Saunders N of Riverwoods #NBCSky5 Live @nbcchicago @KyeMartinNBC pic.twitter.com/7ImfVfOvED
— Mike Lorber (@NBCSky5) December 1, 2017
Riverwoods. Rollover vehicle in trees. Power line pole split in half. Saunders are closed N of Riverwoods #NBCSky5 Live @nbcchicago @kye pic.twitter.com/F6Byy13Uk0
— Mike Lorber (@NBCSky5) December 1, 2017
#Riverwoods crash pic.twitter.com/DJxpr0KcJg
— WGN-TV Traffic (@WGNtraffic) December 1, 2017
#BREAKING: Bad crash reported in the Riverwoods area. Saunders closed north of Riverwoods. @NBCSky5 is live: https://t.co/o3uaxOiYD6 pic.twitter.com/u2YOyKQMp8
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) December 1, 2017
Injuries: Yes/Unknown
Damage Estimate: $Unknown
FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …
ENGINE(S): E52 Deerfield-Bannockburn E20
TRUCK(S): T ?? TL ??
SQUAD(S): SQD ??
CHIEF(S): BC20 2004
EMS: A52 Deerfield Bannockburn A20
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