Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:41 AM Thursday August 30, 2018 to a report of a crash with injuries involving a Cook County Sheriff’s squad car on fire at Golf Road and Barrington Road Hoffman Estates, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured and a person in the other car involved in the crash was injured.
Both of the injured were transported to hospital(s). The injured deputy was transported to St Alexius Medical Center, and then transferred to another hospital. The condition of the victim in the other vehicle was unknown. Hoffman Estates police reported that initially it is understood that neither crash victim suffered serious injuries.
A Hoffman Estates fire crew on arrival reported a Cook County squad car fully involved or well involved with fire.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy was responding to a call when the crash occurred.
Golf Road and Barrington Road are blocked in the area. Northbound Barrington Road traffic is being diverted to eastbound Golf Road through the Mariano’s lot. No traffic was allowed to travel westbound on Golf Road. Also, no traffic in the area of Golf Road and Barrington Road was permitted to travel southbound south of the St Alexius Medical Center entrance.
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