Crime & Safety

Driver Taken to Hospital After Crashing Into Elgin Post Office

The crash happened Monday morning.

ELGIN, IL - A man was taken to the hospital after he crashed into the post office in downtown Elgin on Monday, the Daily Herald reports. It's unclear why the driver veered off the roadway while traveling west on Highland Avenue, crashing into the south side of the building, but authorities believe it could have been medical related.

No one inside the post office was injured but the crash did damage the exterior brick wall and cracked the plaster inside, according to the article.

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