Crime & Safety
Truck Crash Causes Pesticide Spill In North Barrington
No one was injured in the crash or due to the spill, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
NORTH BARRINGTON, IL — Lake County Sheriff's Office said 75 gallons of a pesticide spilled onto the ground in North Barrington Tuesday after a mosquito abatement company vehicle hauling the liquid crashed into a tree. The sheriff's office said a preliminary investigation shows an Alsip man driving the company's 2007 Ford truck left the road and crashed after he fell asleep while driving. The sheriff's office responded to the crash at 2:25 p.m. in the 100 block of Carriage Road, and discovered upon arrival that the pesticide was leaking, according to a release.
The mosquito abatement company's employee wasn't injured, the sheriff's office said, adding that fire department officials determined there wasn't a risk to the community as the pesticide didn't go airborne.
The company contacted an environmental service to clean up the spilled chemicals.
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