Posted in Accidents, FUBAR on April 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »
BARRINGTON HILLS, Ill. (WLS) — A cement truck overturned in north suburban Barrington Hills, hitting another vehicle. The truck was carryng a full load of cement, according to Inverness police.
The truck struck another vehicle after falling while making a right turn onto Bradwell Road.
The truck driver was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver who was in the other vehicle was not hurt, according to officials.
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Posted in Accidents, BCFPD on March 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »
A rollover crash on the corner of Hough Street and Sturtz Road in Barrington left two people dead Thursday afternoon. | Photo: Nick Rusin
An 85-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman are both dead after a crash that left one of them ejected from their rolled-over car in Barrington Thursday afternoon.
The Barrington Police Department, Barrington Fire Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 10:40 a.m. Thursday to 633 South Hough Street in Barrington.
The single-vehicle crash involved a Toyota sedan, which rolled over off the roadway and onto a sidewalk.
The incident occurred on the corner of Hough Street and Sturtz Road.
One of the victims was ejected from the Toyota, according to a witness at the scene. The second victim was trapped inside the car.
Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said one of the victims was a 78-year-old woman and the other was an 85-year-old man.
The medical examiner’s office identified the woman as Mary A. Gulbranson, of Barrington. The male victim was identified as Richard A. Wetterholm, of Wheeling.
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Posted in Accidents on March 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Two people were killed Thursday morning in a rollover crash on the 600 block of South Hough Street, just south of downtown Barrington. (Steve Zalusky | Staff Photographer)
Two people are dead following a rollover crash Thursday morning in Barrington, authorities said.
The single-vehicle crash occurred on the 600 block of South Hough Street, just south of the village’s downtown. Images from the scene show the badly damaged vehicle on its side near the intersection of Hough and Sturtz streets, with debris spread around it.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the deaths, but is withholding identification of the victims pending family notification.
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Posted in Accidents on March 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Barrington police and firefighters investigate a rollover crash Thursday morning on the 600 block of South Hough Street, just south of the village’s downtown. (Steve Zalusky | Staff Photographer)
Barrington police and firefighters are on the scene of rollover vehicle crash this morning that reportedly has resulted in serious injuries.
The crash occurred on the 600 block of South Hough Street, just south of downtown Barrington.
Hough Street (Route 59) was closed to traffic between Sturtz Street and Monument Avenue as first responders worked the scene.
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Posted in Accidents, Crime, Police Reports, VBHPD on February 5, 2023| 2 Comments »
Brayer Arias-Colazo, 30, of Carpentersville.
A man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty in a high-speed drunk driving crash that killed a 5-month-old baby and left other children injured in Barrington Hills.
Brayer Arias-Colazo, 30, of Carpentersville, was charged with eight counts of aggravated driving under the influence, reckless homicide and speeding 35 mph or more over the limit.
Court records show Arias-Colazo entered into a negotiated plea deal in November.
He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated driving under the influence causing death, a Class 2 felony.
The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on November 3, 2016, at the intersection of Route 25 and Silverstone Drive on the border of Algonquin and Barrington Hills.
The Barrington Hills Police Department said Arias-Colazo was traveling southbound on Route 25 in a 2001 Ford pickup truck.
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Posted in Accidents, Traffic, VBHPD on February 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Charles Dietz Jr., 73, of Barrington Hills. | Photo: Shalom Memorial Funeral Home
A woman has filed a lawsuit against a driver who allegedly ran a red light and crashed into her and her husband’s car in Barrington Hills, leaving her husband dead.
Chicago-based law firm Cavanagh Law Group filed a three-count negligence lawsuit earlier this week in Cook County Circuit Court.
The suit was filed on behalf of 71-year-old Ilene Dietz following the death of her husband, Charles Dietz Jr., 73, of Barrington Hills.
Ilene Dietz was a passenger in a 2020 Tesla with her husband, Charles Dietz, who was driving on November 4.
The lawsuit accuses the other driver, 34-year-old Matthew Zavala, of running a red light, driving too fast for conditions and crashing into the Tesla at Route 68 and Route 59 in Barrington Hills.
The complaint also names the owner of the 2013 Nissan Rogue, which Zavala was driving at the time of the crash.
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Posted in Accidents, Crime, South Barrington, Traffic on January 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Crash with entrapment at Barrington Road and Algonquin Road in South Barrington after suspects fled with multiple stolen autos from Motor Werks of Barrington.
Police from Barrington and Barrington Hills responded about 8:00 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 to a report of a theft of multiple vehicles in progress at Motor Werks of Barrington, 1475 South Barrington Road in Barrington near the intersection of Dundee Road and Barrington Road.
Upon arrival, a suspect fleeing the scene in a stolen vehicle rammed a Barrington Police Department patrol vehicle, disabling both vehicles. Several other vehicles were also stolen from Motor Werks of Barrington, and the offenders stealing the vehicles fled at a high rate of speed.
According to the Barrington Police Department, police from Barrington and several other police agencies responded to the incident. According to Barrington Police Department, several suspects were taken into custody.
Crash scenes with personal injuries were reported at three locations: Dundee Road and Barrington Road, Algonquin Road and Barrington Road, and Dundee Road and Ela Road. Several of the vehicles were severely damaged, and a lot of debris from crashed vehicles was in the roadways after the crashes occurred. At one of the crash scenes, a vehicle hit a utility pole with power lines, but none of the power lines appeared damage, and the pole did not appear to damaged either. However, fire command requested ComEd responded to the scene to inspect the utility pole and power lines.
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Posted in Accidents, BCFPD, METRA on January 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Metra Train #712 at about 12:00 p.m. stopped on the UP Northwest Line just west of Ela Road after striking and killing a pedestrian (PHOTO CREDIT: Jimmy Bolf).
Police, firefighters and paramedics from Barrington responded about 11:27 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2023 to a report that a Metra train on the Union Pacific Northwest Line hit a pedestrian near the block of 1100 South Northwest Highway in Barrington.
Metra train #712 is stopped just west of Ela Road after striking a pedestrian. All inbound and outbound trains were stopped just after 11:27 a.m. Metra train #712 on Sundays and holidays is an inbound train from Harvard to Chicago, and was scheduled to arrive at the following locations immediately after the Barrington Metra station
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Posted in Accidents, BCFPD, VBHPD on November 18, 2022| 1 Comment »
Charles Dietz Jr., 73, of Barrington Hills. | Photo: Shalom Memorial Funeral Home
A 73-year-old man who suffered critical injuries after his Tesla and an SUV collided in Barrington Hills has died in the hospital, authorities said.
The Barrington Hills Police Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 2:13 p.m. November 4 to Route 68 and Route 59 for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Barrington Hills Police Department Public Information Officer William Walsh said the incident involved a 2020 Tesla and a 2013 Nissan Rogue.
A preliminary investigation shows the Nissan and the Tesla collided in the intersection. It is unknown which vehicle was at fault.
Walsh said the driver of the Tesla, a 73-year-old man from Barrington Hills, suffered life-threatening injuries.
The man was identified as Charles Dietz Jr., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Fire department radio traffic at the time indicated Dietz was unconscious and not breathing at the crash scene.
Paramedics transported Dietz to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.
The driver of the Nissan, a 34-year-old man from Lake in the Hills, was not seriously hurt.
The Major Crash Assistance Team of Lake County was activated and responded to the scene.
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Posted in Accidents, BCFPD, VBHPD on November 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A Barrington Hills man suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash Friday afternoon at routes 68 and 59.
A preliminary investigation shows 73-year-old man’s 2020 Tesla collided with a 2013 Nissan Rogue driven by a 34-year-old man from Lake in the Hills, according to a news release from the Barrington Hills Police Department.
The crash, which occurred about 2:15 p.m., is under investigation. Traffic was diverted from the area for about four hours
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