Crime & Safety
Driver Killed, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Rolling Meadows Crash
A vehicle struck a tree early Tuesday, killing the driver and leaving a passenger with life-threatening injuries, police said.
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL — A driver died and a passenger suffered life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck a tree early Tuesday in Rolling Meadows, according to police.
Officers responded around 2:19 a.m. Oct. 27, to the 2100 block of Kirchoff Road, where a single vehicle carrying two people had struck a tree.
Fire department personnel took both occupants to a nearby hospital. The driver was pronounced dead, and the passenger was being treated for life-threatening injuries, according to a Rolling Meadows Police Department news release.
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Authorities were withholding their names pending notification of their families.
Kirchoff Road reopened to traffic in both directions, the department announced. Rolling Meadows police continue to investigate the crash.
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