Crime & Safety

2 Injured When Car Hydroplanes Into Tree

Car caught on fire last week after crashing on Waukegan Road.

A 2014 Porsche Boxer driven by a 19-year-old Winnetka man hydroplaned into a tree and caught fire around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 in Northfield.

According to Northfield police reports, the vehicle hydroplaned on standing water at 181 Waukegan Road, ran into a tree and “immediately burst into flames.” Both the driver and passenger, a 17-year-old girl from Glenview, were injured.

The girl was transported to Glenbrook Hospital while the driver refused transport.

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