Driver cited for failure to yield while turning into a gas station.
Updated 5:50 a.m. on June 28. In the original version of this story, five people were reported to be transported to area hospitals, but their conditions were unknown. Commander Nick Treantafeles of the Des Plaines Police Department said there were no fatalities in the collision. There is a link to a story by Journal & Topics Newspapers in the first post below, in which witness reports stated a black truck traveling southbound on Elmhurst Road, ran a red light, and struck a red truck either turning into or out of the 7-Eleven south of Oakton Street on Tuesday. Treantafeles said there was no indication in the police report that the blue, not black, truck traveling southbound ran a red light. The driver of the red truck traveling northbound, …
Rollover, entrapment reported.
There was a traffic collision at Oakton Street and Elmhurst Road, reported as a rollover with entrapment, according to an alert issued by the Current Incident Notifications Service (CINS) at 3:30 p.m. Elk Grove Township and Des Plaines fire departments responded to the scene with multiple pieces of equipment. We’ll have more details as they become available. Are you on the scene? Upload a picture to this story by clicking the green Upload Photos and Videos button. Earlier: Dogs from cruelty incident up for adoption. Stay connected: Receive an email from Des Plaines Patch with headlines in the morning. Do you have something to share? Patch makes it easy. Click, type, click.
